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Eight on the Lam. Comedy. 107 minutes ‧ 1967. Roger Ebert. May 31, 1967. 2 min read. Bob Hope has given the screen some of its most amusing moments, but “Eight on the Lam,” unfortunately, contains none of them.
A widower with seven children, Henry Dimsdale (Bob Hope) is employed as a bank teller. After finding $10,000 on the street, Henry takes the money home, but quickly finds out that the cash came ...
15 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. Hope On The Run. bkoganbing 23 March 2007. In a plot borrowed somewhat from Double Dynamite, bank teller Bob Hope finds $10,000.00 in thousand dollar Grover Cleveland notes in a parking lot. He's real happy until it's discovered at his bank that they're short $50,000.00 in their books.
Eight on the Lam is a 1967 American comedy film directed by George Marshall. It stars Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller. [2] Plot. Bank teller Henry Dimsdale (Bob Hope) finds ten $1,000 bills. He is a widower with seven kids and could use the money, and housekeeper Golda (Phyllis Diller) tells him it's a case of finders keepers.
Eight on the Lam is a quintessential example of where comedian Bob Hope's career was at in the mid-to-late Sixties. By then the critical consensus was that the quickfire quipster had lost his edge, having devolved into a conservative court jester.
Review by Christopher Hanson ★ This family comedy starts our charming and winds up dull. Loaded with the late ‘60s conservative sensibility that permeates Bob Hope’s work during this period, e.g. jokes about long hairs and the occasional risqué riff.
Eight on the Lam Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times. TOP CRITIC. Bob Hope has given the screen some of its most amusing...
