Louisiana Purchase (1941) |
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| Director(s) | Irving Cummings |
| Producer(s) | Harold Wilson |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Based on Play |
Featured Cast of Louisiana Purchase See More »
Bob Hope
(as Jim Taylor)
Vera Zorina
(as Marina Von Minden)
Victor Moore
(as Sen. Oliver P. Loganbe...)
Dona Drake
(as Beatrice)
Raymond Walburn
(as Col. Davis Sr. aka Pol...)
Frank Albertson
(as Robert Davis, Jr.)
Donald MacBride
(as Capt. Pierre Whitfield)
Andrew Tombes
(as Dean Albert Manning)
Louisiana Purchase Overview:
Louisiana Purchase (1941) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Harold Wilson.
Academy Awards 1941 --- Ceremony Number 14 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Raoul Pene du Bois; Interior Decoration: Stephen A. Seymour | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Harry Hallenberger, Ray Rennahan | Nominated |
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Louisiana Purchase Quotes:
Sam:
[looking at Marina] Boy, if she were black, she'd be beautiful!
Marina Von Minden:
Once I get my papers, I go on relief. Heil Roosevelt!
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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 22, 1943 with Victor Moore reprising his film role.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
This was Bob Hope's first feature film in Technicolor.
'Irene Bordoni' and Vera Zorina both repeated their roles from the original Broadway stage version.