Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
Bob's favorite memories and funniest moments on TV The biggest Stars! ... The biggest laughs! On DVD for the first time, this special 90 minute collection proves that laughter is the universal language with a sidesplitting salute to slapstick, satire, sketch comedy and zingers. Featuring Bob's funniest moments on television, this tribute includes a virtual who's who of legendary entertainers like Bing Crosby, Jackie Gleason, Roy Rogers, Ingrid Bergman, Bob Newhart, Lucille Ball, Ann-Margret, Jack Benny, Angie Dickinson, Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, Danny Thomas, Don Rickles, Milton Berle, Redd Foxx, Dorothy Lamour, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Dyan Cannon, Debbie Reynolds, Lassie and more.
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
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Bob Hope as Self - Host |
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Lucille Ball as Self |
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Neil Simon as Self |
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Don Rickles as Self |
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Norman Lear as Self |
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Caroll Spinney as Self |
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Steve Allen as (archive footage) |
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Ann-Margret as (archive footage) |
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Phil Arnold as (archive footage) |
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Maureen Arthur as (archive footage) |
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Tony Bennett as (archive footage) |
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Jack Benny as (archive footage) |
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Polly Bergen as (archive footage) |
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Ingrid Bergman as (archive footage) |
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Milton Berle as (archive footage) |
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Les Brown as Self - Orchestrator |
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George Burns as (archive footage) |
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James Cagney as (archive footage) |
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Glen Campbell as (archive footage) |
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Dyan Cannon as (archive footage) |
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Johnny Carson as (archive footage) |
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Maurice Chevalier as (archive footage) |
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Jerry Colonna as (archive footage) |
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Joan Crawford as (archive footage) |
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Bing Crosby as (archive footage) |
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Angie Dickinson as (archive footage) |
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Troy Donahue as (archive footage) |
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Jimmy Durante as (archive footage) |
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Barbara Eden as (archive footage) |
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Anita Ekberg as (archive footage) |
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Redd Foxx as (archive footage) |
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Milton Frome as (archive footage) |
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Eva Gabor as (archive footage) |
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Zsa Zsa Gabor as (archive footage) |
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Greer Garson as (archive footage) |
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Jackie Gleason as (archive footage) |
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Betty Grable as (archive footage) |
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Oliver Hardy as (archive footage) |
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Rex Harrison as (archive footage) |
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William Holden as (archive footage) |
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Hedda Hopper as (archive footage) |
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Bob Jellison as (archive footage) |
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Buster Keaton as (archive footage) |
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Ernie Kovacs as (archive footage) |
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Dorothy Lamour as (archive footage) |
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Stan Laurel as (archive footage) |
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Peter Leeds as (archive footage) |
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Gina Lollobrigida as (archive footage) |
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Carole Lombard as (archive footage) |
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Julie London as (archive footage) |
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Fred MacMurray as (archive footage) |
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Dean Martin as (archive footage) |
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Dick Martin as (archive footage) |
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Lee Marvin as (archive footage) |
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James Mason as (archive footage) |
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Marilyn Maxwell as (archive footage) |
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Ed McMahon as (archive footage) |
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Bob Newhart as (archive footage) |
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Olivia Newton-John as (archive footage) |
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David Niven as (archive footage) |
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Donald O'Connor as (archive footage) |
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Jack Paar as (archive footage) |
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Janis Paige as (archive footage) |
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Lilli Palmer as (archive footage) |
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Juliet Prowse as (archive footage) |
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Tony Randall as (archive footage) |
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Martha Raye as (archive footage) |
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Burt Reynolds as (archive footage) |
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Debbie Reynolds as (archive footage) |
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Ginger Rogers as (archive footage) |
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Roy Rogers as (archive footage) |
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Michael Ross as (archive footage) |
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Dan Rowan as (archive footage) |
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George Sanders as (archive footage) |
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Frank Sinatra as (archive footage) |
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Robert Strauss as (archive footage) |
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Danny Thomas as (archive footage) |
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Pierre Watkin as (archive footage) |
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John Wayne as (archive footage) |
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Rudd Weatherwax as (archive footage) |
| Directing | Jack Haley Jr. | Director |
| Writing | Jeffrey Barron | Writer |
| Writing | Katherine Green | Writer |
| Writing | Jack Haley Jr. | Writer |
| Writing | Gig Henry | Writer |
| Writing | Charles Lee | Writer |
| Production | Jack Haley Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Bob Hope | Executive Producer |
| Art | E. Jay Krause | Art Direction |
| Production | Willis Oborn | Unit Manager |
| Sound | John Pawlek | Sound |
| Lighting | Lon Stucky | Lighting Director |
| Sound | Les Brown | Sound Director |
