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Casanova's Big Night is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Norman Z. McLeod released in USA on 7 april 1954 with Bob Hope

Casanova's Big Night (1954)

Casanova's Big Night
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Released in USA 7 april 1954
Length 1h26
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Musical theatre,    Adventure,    Musical
Rating66% 3.3431453.3431453.3431453.3431453.343145

Casanova's Big Night (1954) is a comedy film starring Bob Hope and Joan Fontaine, which is a spoof of swashbuckling historical adventure films. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod.

Hope plays a tailor who impersonates Giacomo Casanova, the great lover. The film also stars Audrey Dalton, Basil Rathbone, Hugh Marlowe, John Carradine, Hope Emerson, Lon Chaney, Jr., Raymond Burr, Natalie Schafer, and Vincent Price (in a cameo appearance as the real Casanova).

Synopsis

Pippo, a tailor, impersonates Casanova to woo the girls, particularly the widow Bruni. Casanova has left town, pursued by creditors who persuade Pippo to impersonate Casanova at the behest of a Genoan family that will pay "Casanova" to test the fidelity of the son's betrothed.

Actors

Bob Hope

(Pippo Popolino)
Joan Fontaine

(Francesca Bruni)
Basil Rathbone

(Lucio / Narrator)
John Carradine

(Foressi)
Lon Chaney, Jr.

(Emo, the Murderer)
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