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Fancy Pants Overview:

Fancy Pants (1950) was a Comedy - Western Film directed by George Marshall and produced by Robert L. Welch.

SYNOPSIS

Bob Hope successfully takes the Laughton role as butler from Ruggles of Red Gap (1935). A nouveau riche American family aspires to class by hiring Hope as their British butler. Unfortunately, Hope is neither a butler nor British; he's actually an out of work American actor. Fun performances by Hope and Ball, and the incomparable Blore.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

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Fancy Pants Quotes:

[Arthur jumps onto the horse behind Agatha, only for both of them to fall off]
Humphrey: Wouldn't it be much simpler to call a cab?
Humphrey: [Last lines] A kiss like that could kill a guy!"
[as Sir Wimbley kisses her hand]
Agatha: You act if gravy was on it!
Agatha: Gee, if you're an actor, we've got a chance, and if you're a good actor this could be the biggest job you ever had.
Humphrey: Yeah, and I'd be the star - that's a step up... and an audience of three - that's a step up.
[during opening credits]
Humphrey: No popcorn during my performance... peasants!
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Fancy Pants Facts
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onSeptember 10, 1951 with Bob Hope and Lucille Ball reprising their film roles.
In a scene involving Lucille Ball and Bob Hope on a mechanical horse, Hope took a tumble off the horse and suffered a mild concussion.
The interior set at Paramount Studios representing the first floor of Norma Desmond's mansion in Sunset Blvd. starring Gloria Swanson was also used in this film, giving fans of that classic a rare opportunity to see it in full color.
Second of four feature films that Bob Hope and Lucille Ball made together.
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