Louisiana Purchase
WHERE THERE'S HOPE...THERE'S LIFE AND LAUGHTER!
Genres
Overview
A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
1941-12-31
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
6.6
Bob Hope
Jim Taylor
Vera Zorina
Marina Von Minden
Victor Moore
Sen. Oliver P. Loganberry
Irène Bordoni
Madame Yvonne Bordelaise
Dona Drake
Beatrice
Raymond Walburn
Col. Davis Sr. aka Polar Bear
Maxie Rosenbloom
The Shadow aka Wilson
Phyllis Ruth
Emmy Lou
Frank Albertson
Robert Davis, Jr.
Donald MacBride
Capt. Pierre Whitfield
Andrew Tombes
Dean Albert Manning
Robert Warwick
Speaker of the House
Charles La Torre
Gaston, Waiter
Charles Laskey
Danseur
Emory Parnell
Sam Horowitz, Lawyer
Iris Meredith
Lawyer's secretary
Catherine Craig
Saleslady
Jack Norton
Jester
Sam McDaniel
Sam
Kay Aldridge
Louisiana Belle
Karin Booth
Louisiana Belle (as Katharine Booth)
Rebel Randall
Louisiana Belle (as Alaine Brandes)
Barbara Britton
Louisiana Belle
Brooke Evans
Louisiana Belle
Blanche Grady
Louisiana Belle
Lynda Grey
Louisiana Belle
Margaret Hayes
Louisiana Belle
Louise La Planche
Louisiana Belle
Barbara Slater
Louisiana Belle
Eleanor Stewart
Louisiana Belle
Jean Wallace
Louisiana Belle
Richard Kipling
Club Member (uncredited)
Keith Richards
Reporter (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Bellhop (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
French Chef (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
House Detective (uncredited)
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