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Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia

Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia

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Three years after taping his previous show in the Persian Gulf, Bob Hope returns to the front line to put on another USO Christmas extravaganza, this time in Saudi Arabia for US Troops preparing with other nations to expel Iraq's 1990 invasion and attempted annexation of Kuwait.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

12 January 1991

Country

Cast

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Self

Johnny Bench

Johnny Bench

Self

Khrystyne Haje

Khrystyne Haje

Self

Dolores Hope

Dolores Hope

Self

Ann Jillian

Ann Jillian

Self

Marie Osmond

Marie Osmond

Self

Anita Pointer

Anita Pointer

Self

June Pointer

June Pointer

Self

Ruth Pointer

Ruth Pointer

Self

Aaron Tippin

Aaron Tippin

Self

John Harlan

John Harlan

Announcer

Charles Warren Hostler

Charles Warren Hostler

Self

Tariq Almoayed

Tariq Almoayed

Self

Erwin C. "Sandy" Sharpe

Erwin C. "Sandy" Sharpe

Self

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