Bachelor in Paradise (film)
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| Directed by | Jack Arnold |
| Produced by | Ted Richmond (executive producer, uncredited) |
| Written by |
Valentine Davies Hal Kanter |
| Based on | story by Vera Caspary |
| Starring |
Bob Hope Lana Turner Janis Paige Paula Prentiss |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | Richard W. Farrell |
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| Distributed by | MGM |
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109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,989,000 |
| Box office | $3.5 million |
Bachelor in Paradise is a 1961 American Metrocolor romantic comedy film starring Bob Hope and Lana Turner. Directed by Jack Arnold, it was written by Valentine Davies and Hal Kanter, based on a story by Vera Caspary.
It co-stars Paula Prentiss, Jim Hutton and Janis Paige.
The film won three Laurel awards for Best Comedy, Best Comedy Actor (Hope) and song ("Bachelor in Paradise", music: Henry Mancini and lyrics: Mack David), which was also nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song. Bob Hope was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Strangely for a very American film, Bachelor in Paradise had its World Premiere at the Coliseum Theatre in London's West End on November 2, 1961 with a personal appearance from Bob Hope.
A.J. Niles is a provocative best-selling author who discovers that he has a large tax debt owed to the IRS, due to being ripped off by his accountant, Herman Wapinger. He goes undercover under the alias "Jack Adams" in a California suburban community called Paradise Village to research a new book about the wives and lives there. Niles is pursued by a flirtatious married woman named Dolores while falling in love with a woman, Rosemary, who rents her house to him. Wapinger is found, Niles' cash is returned to him, and he reveals his true identity on national television. The husbands in Paradise Village all file for divorce, believing their wives are all having affairs with Niles. In divorce court, Niles reveals that he is in love with Rosemary and asks her to marry him. Everyone lives happily ever after.
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