Sheet music buttons and bows the paleface 1948 bob hope jane russell. Highlights from the 2hour show include a look back at some of the funniest moments from 40 years of bob hope christmas specials. The movie was filmed in 1950, but not released in theaters until march, 1951. Carpenters christmas medley winter wonderland, silver bells, white christmas duration. Bob hopes bag full of christmas memories 1993 imdb. While bing crosby is uniquely associated with the irving berlin classic white christmas, and andy williams with the up tempo classic its the most wonderful time of the year, bob hopes. Hope moved to bristol before emigrating with his parents to the us in 1908. Starring bob hope and marilyn maxwell, this screwball comedy is based on the short story of the same name.
A new york city swindler has until christmas to come. Thats the setup and it certainly doesnt sound much like the bob hope christmas movie that introduced silver bells. The lemon drop kid is a 1951 comedy film based on the short story of the same name by damon runyon, starring bob hope and marilyn maxwell. Silver bells sheet music from the film the lemon drop kid starring bob hope, which was released by paramount in 1950. Jul 17, 2014 original version of the song silver bells. Comedian bob hope was born leslie townes hope in eltham, london, england, the fifth of seven sons of avis townes, light opera singer, and william henry hope, a stonemason from westonsupermare, somerset. Wynonna and naomi judd perform a haunting rendition of beautiful star of bethlehem, while bob and dolores sing the traditional holiday classic silver bells. After the crosby and richards recording became popular, hope and maxwell were called back in late 1950 to. And this movie is where the song silver bells first appeared.
From the archives bob hope on the war years, broadway. My wife and i grew up with the bob hope movies and songs like silver bells, and despite being rather openminded about more recent christmas music, we find it interesting that most. The song silver bells, sung by hope and maxwell, was introduced in this film. Weaving throughout the narrative is a silver bells promotional stunt staged by the museum for which catherine works, a stutnt which will inevitably. From the archives bob hope on the war years, broadway and working with bing crosby bing crosby, left, and bob hope in the movie the road to zanzibar. A great supporting cast also adds to the appeal of this classic christmas movie. Silver bells has been a holiday hit for everyone from bing crosby to martina mcbride, but the popular standard was penned for the lemon drop kid, a bob hope comedy released in the spring of 1951.
Silver bells with bob hope and marilyn maxwell from the lemon drop kid. Many of our dreams of christmas come from the silver screen, and many of the songs do too. Silver bells is a popular christmas song, composed by jay livingston and ray evans. Unless im mistaken, this is the last time he sang this on a christmas special. Silver bells with bob hope and marilyn maxwell from the lemon. When a recording of silver bells by bing crosby became a hit in december, 1950, the studio called bob hope and marilyn maxwell back to reshoot a more elaborate musical version of the song for the films release.