Louisiana Purchase (1941) On DVD

Actor:           Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, Victor Moore, Irene Bordoni, Dona Drake                                                                                                                      
Director:      Irving Cummings
Genre:          Comedy
Year:             1941
Studio:          Universal
Length:         98
Released:    10/24/2014
Rating:          Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:         DVD
Misc:              NTSC, Color
Language:    English
Subtitles  :    N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Comedy legend Bob Hope stars in the deliciously funny tale of political pandemonium, Louisiana Purchase. Jim Taylor (Hope), a partner in the Louisiana Purchasing Company, becomes the target of a Senate investigation when he is framed by his associates who are bribing public officials. Chief investigator Senator Oliver P. Loganberry is diligent in his attempts to pin the graft on Taylor. However, Taylors crooked compatriots convince him to frame the senator. While the story could be right out of the political news, the satire bites sharply, reaching its climax when Taylor stages a filibuster on the legislature floor with all the style and panache of a determined Washington insider. The enchanting songs by Irving Berlin include Louisiana Purchase, Youre Lonely and Im Lonely and Its a Lovely Day Tomorrow. Based on the hit Broadway musical, Louisiana Purchase is a fun and fierce look at the way politics, and politicians, sometimes spin out of control and into the headlines!