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Status
Released
Release
2017
Runtime
1h 55m
Streaming availability by country
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.
37 Cast Members
Bob Hope
Self (archive footage)
Billy Crystal
Narrator (voice)
Woody Allen
Self
Dick Cavett
Self
Leonard Maltin
Self
Conan O'Brien
Self
Margaret Cho
Self
Linda Hope
Self
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball
Self (archive footage)
George Burns
Self (archive footage)
Gracie Allen
Self (archive footage)
Phyllis Diller
Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Lamour
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
James Cagney
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Rosemary Clooney
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Colonna
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
