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A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
Louisiana Purchase (1941) is a comedy and music film directed by Irving Cummings, released on December 31, 1941 with a runtime of 1h 38m. It stars Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, Victor Moore and Irène Bordoni. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 12 ratings.
Bob Hope
as Jim Taylor
Vera Zorina
as Marina Von Minden
Victor Moore
as Sen. Oliver P. Loganberry
Irène Bordoni
as Madame Yvonne Bordelaise
Dona Drake
as Beatrice
Raymond Walburn
as Col. Davis Sr. aka Polar Bear
Maxie Rosenbloom
as The Shadow aka Wilson
Phyllis Ruth
as Emmy Lou
Frank Albertson
as Robert Davis, Jr.
Donald MacBride
as Capt. Pierre Whitfield
Andrew Tombes
as Dean Albert Manning
Robert Warwick
as Speaker of the House
Directed by Irving Cummings, written by Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Fields and Buddy G. DeSylva.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 12 ratings.
This starts off with quite a fun little ditty that serves as their libel/defamation disclaimer - proclaiming that none of this is based on any real people! Who might have taken offence in the US of A in 1941 to the idea of a senate investigation into the dodgy goings on in any state at all, let alone Louisiana? Well it appears that the imminent arrival of the tee-total “Sen. Loganberry” (Victor Moore) has set the…
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The main cast of Louisiana Purchase (1941) includes Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, Victor Moore, Irène Bordoni and Dona Drake. The film was directed by Irving Cummings. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Louisiana Purchase was released on December 31, 1941 and runs for 1h 38m.
Louisiana Purchase (1941) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 12 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
