Thanks for the Memory (1938)
The hit SONG of the year…is now the hit PICTURE of the year!
Steve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Merrick's publisher who is still carrying a torch for her.
- Date of release
- 1938-11-11
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music, Romance
- Director
- George Archainbaud
Casting
- Bob Hope — Steve Merrick
- Shirley Ross — Anne Merrick
- Charles Butterworth — Biney
- Otto Kruger — Gil Morrell
- Hedda Hopper — Polly Griscom
- Patricia Wilder — Luella Mae
- Roscoe Karns — George Kent
- Laura Hope Crews — Mrs. Kent
- William Collier Sr. — Jim Platt
- Emma Dunn — Mrs. Platt
- Edward Gargan — Flanahan
- Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson — Janitor
Interesting facts
Thanks for the Memory is a 1938 film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross. The picture was adapted from the play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. The film is a remake of Up Pops the Devil (1931) starring Carole Lombard and Norman Foster. The titular song, "Thanks for the Memory", remained Bob Hope's theme song for the rest of his long and successful career.
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