08 Aug 2016
Passfire
A film about fireworks, the people who make them and the cultures behind them across the globe.
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
For 11 Presidents, Bob Hope was a golfing buddy, national jester and constant guest at the White House. This special includes personal recollections about Bob from the Clintons, the Bushs, the Fords, and David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Guests Tony Danza, Don Johnson, Naomi Judd, Ann-Margret and Tom Selleck also appear on what was to become Bob Hope's final television special.
Top Billed Cast
Bob Hope Self - Co-Host
Tony Danza Self - Co-Host
Ann-Margret Self
Johnny Carson Self (archive footage)
John Davidson Self (archive footage)
Jerry Colonna Self (archive footage)
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