Beau James (1957)

Movie Details

Original Title Beau James

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.4

Cast

Bob Hope

Mayor James J. 'Jimmy' Walker

Popularity: 1.6

Vera Miles

Betty Compton

Popularity: 6.3

Paul Douglas

Chris Nolan

Popularity: 5.0

Alexis Smith

Allie Walker

Popularity: 1.1

Darren McGavin

Charley Hand

Popularity: 1.7

Joe Mantell

Bernie Williams - Broadway producer

Popularity: 1.0

Horace McMahon

Prosecutor

Popularity: 7.0

Richard Shannon

Dick Jackson

Popularity: 0.5

Willis Bouchey

Arthur Julian

Popularity: 4.6

Sid Melton

Sid Nash

Popularity: 0.5

George Jessel

Popularity: 1.7

Walter Catlett

Gov. Alfred E. 'Al' Smith

Popularity: 5.2

Key Crew

Director Melville Shavelson

Editor Floyd Knudtson

Producer Jack Rose

Writer Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose

Production

Hope Enterprises

Paramount Pictures

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

new york city mayor politician biography

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10

Sep 4, 2022

Right from the outset, Bob Hope seemed to be an odd choice of casting to depict the political rise of New York mayor Jimmy Walker in the late 1920s. Indeed, it all starts quite inauspiciously when he starts singing and dancing on the hustings for his first mayoral campaign. History tells us that he ... Read more