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Bachelor In Paradise casts Bob Hope as a Mr. Belvedere like author about social mores throughout the world. In residence over in France, he's called back to America by his editor John McGiver because Hope's business manager has paid no income tax for several years and has absconded with all his liquid assets. The next book he writes will be totally dedicated to the IRS.
Needing to write that book real fast before the interest and penalties mount even more, Hope takes residence in a Stepford like community in southern California called Paradise Valley. It's organizer Don Porter, would just love to have the women become Stepford automatons. The presence of a non-conformist bachelor he's afraid will spoil the order of things. He turns out to be right.
Even though the men hate him, the women of Paradise Valley just love the unconventional Hope in their midst. Even though he's traveling incognito, they sense something special. And when you've got a bevy of beauties like Janis Paige, Virginia Grey, and Paula Prentiss hanging on your every word, you'd think he'd have it made.
Still Hope's confirmed playboy bachelor that he writes about has fallen for rental agent Lana Turner. When his cover is blown it all hits the proverbial fan.
Although he might write about the same subject matter as Clifton Webb, Hope certainly doesn't have the acid Webb wit. It's not in his style. Still he gets some pretty good gags in as the free-wheeling bachelor tries to adjust to suburbia.
It's not the best of Hope comedies still his legion of fans will like it. And you can't complain about all the beautiful femininity gathered around the Bachelor In Paradise.
score 6/10
bkoganbing 8 September 2008
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