Beau James (1957)
- Starring:
- Bob Hope, Vera Miles, (more)
- Director(s):
- Melville Shavelson
Synopsis of Beau James
New York City is known for choosing colorful characters for its mayors. One its most illustrious was the wisecracking, dancing and singing Mayor James J. Walker (as played by Bob Hope in a rare, serious role) who helmed the Big Apple in the 1920s. This biopic chronicles his surprising rise to power and is adapted from a book by Gene Fowler. Walker owed his mayoral post to Tammany, a powerful political organization that used its tremendous clout to get him installed. Walker, who never takes his job seriously, then becomes a figurehead for Tammany, and while he is in power, corruption in the police force and other city offices runs rampant. Meanwhile Walker wrangles with his lover, dancer Betty Compton, and his jealous wife, from whom he is separated. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Beau James
- Bob Hope - Jimmy Walker
- Paul Douglas - Chris Nolan
- Darren McGavin - Charley Hand
- Horace McMahon - Prosecutor
- Willis B. Bouchey - Arthur Julian
- Walter Catlett - Al Smith
- George Jessel - Himself
- Jack Benny - Guest
- Vera Miles - Betty Compton
- Alexis Smith - Allie Walker
- Joe Mantell - Bernie Williams
- Richard Shannon - Dick Jackson
- Sid Melton - Sid Nash
- Walter Winchell - Narrator
- Jimmy Durante - Himself
- Director(s):
- Melville Shavelson
- Writer(s):
- Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
- Producer(s):
- Jack Rose
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