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Old 01-01-2010, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by drc View Post
I was never a fan of the corny one liner Hope, but he liked him a lot in his 1930s-40s movies.
I had the same opinion until I saw him in person in the mid 1970s. He was incredible...quick ad libs, fantastic timing, not at all like the heavily-edited tv specials where he obviously read his cue cards. It's a shame they didn't have the HBO-style filmed performances back then so more people could appreciate his real talent today...but believe me, he was a fantastic comedian.
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