HOW TO COMMIT MARRIAGE (DVD) (BOB HOPE) DVD

How to Commit a Marriage
Frank Benson (Bob Hope) and his wife, Elaine (Jane Wyman), decide to end their marriage after 20 years. Their daughter, Nancy (Joanna Cameron), announces she wishes to marry her college sweetheart, David Poe (Tim Matheson). David's father, Oliver (Jackie Gleason), is against the union and tries to sabotage the relationship. Nancy ends up pregnant and puts the baby up for adoption. Frank and Elaine become the foster parents to their grandchild. Frank poses as the young couple's guru to get them to raise the child themselves. Leslie Nielsen plays Phil, a divorced man who dates Elaine, while Frank takes up with Lois (Maureen Arthur). Comedy ensues when, at Oliver's urging, Frank and Elaine join the Rock group the Comfortable Chair. Another sequence has a chimpanzee beating a frustrated Frank easily in a game of golf. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Cast Bob Hope as Frank Benson Jackie Gleason as Oliver Poe Jane Wyman as Elaine Benson Maureen Arthur as Lois Grey Leslie Nielsen as Phil Fletcher Tina Louise as LaVerne Baker

Crew Edward D. Engoron - Art Director Jack Baker - Choreography Nolan Miller - Costume Designer Norman Panama - Director Ronald Sinclair - Editor Joseph Lilley - Composer (Music Score) Joseph Lilley - Musical Direction/Supervision Mike Moschella - Makeup Fred Williams - Makeup Charles B. Lang - Cinematographer Bill Lawrence - Producer John Lamphear - Set Designer Justus Gibbs - Special Effects Glen Glenn - Sound/Sound Designer Michael Kanin - Screenwriter Ben Starr - Screenwriter Wayne Fitzgerald - Title Design

How to Commit a Marriage
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: 1: PCM mono 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects Additional Features: Interactive menus Scene access Bob Hope biography/filmography Audio: Dolby Digital Mono DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 104 min Part of Series: Bob Hope Film Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 0. Scene Access 1. Marriage? [3:11] 2. Truth. [7:08] 3. Wedding Bells. [6:51] 4. Comfortable Chair. [7:49] 5. No Room. [13:31] 6. The McGruders. [12:02] 7. Mixed Couples. [11:15] 8. Baba Ziba. [11:31]