Beau James

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name = Beau James


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director = Melville Shavelson
producer = Jack Rose
writer = Jack Rose
Melville Shavelson
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starring = Bob Hope
Vera Miles
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cinematography = John F. Warren
editing = Floyd Knudtson
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = Start date|1957|6|7
runtime = 100 minutes
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amg_id = 1:84590
imdb_id = 0050175

"Beau James" is a 1957 film, based on a non-fiction book of the same name by Gene Fowler.

The movie stars Bob Hope in what is considered to be his most important straight acting role, as Jimmy Walker, the colourful but controversial Mayor of New York City during 1926-32. American prints of this film are narrated by Walter Winchell; in Britain, the film was narrated by Alistair Cooke. One of the most memorable lines is when Walker is asked at a baseball game of a personal conduct scandal was "my comment, and you can quote me is I hope the Yankees win." The film includes unbilled appearances by Jimmy Durante and Jack Benny as themselves.

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