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Beau James is a american film of genre Drama directed by Melville Shavelson released in USA on 7 june 1957 with Bob Hope
Beau James (1957)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 7 june 1957
Length 1h40
Directed by Melville Shavelson
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating66%
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 a rare dramatic role as Jimmy Walker, the colorful but controversial Mayor of New York City from 1926-32.
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In 1925, New York's governor, Al Smith, persuades state senator James J. "Jimmy" Walker that the Democratic Party needs him to run for mayor of New York City. A concern on Jimmy's part is his estrangement from wife Allie, but he discovers that she is willing to go along with his political aims.Actors
Bob Hope
(Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker)
Vera Miles
(Betty Compton)
Paul Douglas
(Chris Nolan)
Alexis Smith
(Allie Walker)
Darren McGavin
(Charley Hand)
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