Bachelor in Paradise (film)
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Bachelor in Paradise is a 1961 American Metrocolor, CinemaScope romantic comedy film starring Bob Hope and Lana Turner. Directed by Jack Arnold, it was written by Valentine Davies and Hal Kanter, based on a story by Vera Caspary.[2]
Bachelor in Paradise | |
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Directed by | Jack Arnold |
Written by | Vera Caspary Jack Arnold (uncredited) |
Screenplay by | Valentine Davies Hal Kanter |
Produced by | Ted Richmond (executive producer, uncredited) |
Starring | Bob Hope Lana Turner Janis Paige Paula Prentiss |
Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
Edited by | Richard W. Farrell |
Music by | Henry Mancini |
Color process | Metrocolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,989,000[1] |
Box office | $3.5 million[1] |
It co-stars Paula Prentiss, Jim Hutton and Janis Paige.[2]
The film won three Laurel awards for Best Comedy, Best Comedy Actor (Hope) and song ("Bachelor in Paradise", music: Henry Mancini and lyrics: Mack David), which was also nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song. Bob Hope was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Strangely for a very American film, Bachelor in Paradise had its World Premiere at the Coliseum Theatre in London's West End on November 2, 1961, with a personal appearance from Bob Hope (although Hope himself was born in Britain).