A Global Affair (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios) (1964)

Partnered by fiery Yvonne DeCarlo, Bob Hope goes all out in a Spanish flamenco in a night club sequence of “A Global Affair.” The hilarious MGM-Seven Arts presentation casts Hope as a man who experiments with the customs of various nationalities in order to find the ideal foster-home (and country) for a baby abandoned at the United Nations Building. Still 1809-8 A Global Affair Mat 2-A 4 An enraged Michele Mercier dumps a plate of beef stroganoff over Bob Hope’s head, but the ‘‘other woman” (Lilo Pulver) finds the temperamental outburst highly amusing. The scene is from Hope’s hilarious new comedy, “A Global Affair,” presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Seven Arts. Still 1809-100 A Global Affair Mat 2-E When Bob Hope is made the reluctant custodian of a baby abandoned at the United | tions Building, Lilo Pulver is one of a bevy of international beauties who becomes involved in his life in the hilarious MGM-Seven Arts presentation, “4 Global Affair.” American audiences will remember the attractive Swiss-born actress for her previous comedy portrayal in “One, Two, Three.” A Global Affair Still Pulver 9299-E Mat 1-D Bob Hope and his young leading lady, ten-months-old | Denise Monroe, as they appear in “A Global Affair.”” Denise becomes a pivotal character in the hilarious MGM-Seven Arts presentation when she is abandoned at the United Nations Building and is temporarily adopted by Hope. Enhancing the picture’s global aspect are Switzerland’s Lilo Pulver, France’s Michele Mercier, Germany’s Elga Andersen, Spanish descended Yvonne De Carlo and Japan’s Miiko Taka. Still 1809-6 A Global Affair Mat 1-A BOB HOPE SURROUNDED BY BEVY OF INTERNATIONAL BEAUTIES IN “A GLOBAL AFFAIR,” COMEDY WITH HUMANITARIAN THEME In a comedy as heartwarming as it is hilarious, Bob Hope is surrounded by a bevy of international beauties in “A Global Affair,’ new Hall Bartlett production presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Seven Arts. The glamour girls include a representative of Russia (Lilo Pulver), Austria (Michele Mercier), France (Elga Andersen), Spain (Yvonne DeCarlo) and Japan (Miiko Taka), among other nationalities, all of whom are connected in one way or another with the United Nations. And why do they converge on Hope? Because the latter, cast as the head of the Department of Women’s Rights, is faced with a baby abandoned in the United Nations Building and is reluctantly persuaded to take charge of the infant until it can be determined which of the UN member nations can best provide a foster home and a proper up bringing for the foundling. It is in the endeavor to have their respective countries selected that the girls put their best foot forward. Lisette, the Austrian girl, and Sonya, the Russian, separately invite Hope to dinner in order to prove that the baby would thrive on their native cuisine, which results in a mix-up in which Bob ends up with a plate of beef stroganoft hurled over his head. Dolores, the Spanish beauty, in a demonstration of the terpsichorean art of her country, gives Hope a lesson in flamenco dancing in which he proves an apt pupil. Fumiko reveals the hospitality of Japan, where a guest is expected not only to partake of tea but to be given a bath! While Yvette, in true French fashion, does not scorn to employ the wiles of seduction in order to prove her point, with Hope having to call for the aid of a policeman (Mickey Shaughnessy) in order to preserve his virtue, There are a dozen or more other contretemps in this merry film, including one in which Bob, in an attempt to sneak the baby past his landlord (John McGiver) who prefers canines to kiddies, places the infant in a dog-carrier only to discover to his horror that he has inadvertently exchanged carriers and that his contains a poodle! In the end, all the complications and crises are ironed out and in a moving speech before the United Nations General Assembly, in which he pleads for the rights of the children of the world, Hope announces that he is going to adopt the baby himself—and Lisette will be her mother. Perhaps one of the endearing qualities of “A Global Affair” lies in the fact that, although its action is continuously entertaining, it expounds an underlying theme of humanity and hope for a better future for the children of the world. Together with the assortment of international beauties in the film, costarring roles are played by Robert Sterling as Hope’s playboy friend, Nehemiah Persoff, and Jacques Bergerac. Jack Arnold directed from _a_ screen play by Arthur Marx, Bob Fisher and Charles Lederer, based on a story by Eugene Vale. CAST Frank Larrimore_............-...-.-....-..-.Bob Hope SONY Ole Lilonpulyer, USCS ee Michele Mercier Vet ene E garAndersen Dolores _........-..................-Yyonne DeCarlo Fumiko —.....-.------.---..-.........Miiko Taka Rand yess ere Robert Sterling Sigura -..............................Nehemiah Persoff Snifte re ONNIMCGIVeT, Louis Duval .Jacques Bergerac Policeman -...._....-....... Mickey Shaughnessy Produced by Hall Bartlett. Directed by Jack Arnold. Screen Play by Arthur Marx and Bob Fisher and Charles Lederer. Story by Eugene Vale. Music by Dominic Frontiere. Associate Producer: Eugene Vale. A Hall Bartlett Production. Presented by MetroGoldwyn-Mayer and Seven Arts. Painful Laughs A laugh for the audience can be a pain to the comedian. Ask Bob Hope. He didn’t mind having Michele Mercier dump a plate of beef stroganoff over his head in a scene from the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release, “A Global A ffair.”’ He took it in his stride when Georgia Hayes sicked her growling dog on him. But a wild Tango with Yvonne DeCarlo proved the payoff. By the time the exuberant and expert Miss DeCarlo had whirled Bob around in a dance to out-tango all tangos, he was ready to call it a day ! Michele Is Another Star Discovered in Drugstore In “Bachelor in Paradise,’ Bob Hope romanced Lana Turner who, as everyone knows, was “discovered” while having a soda at a Los Angeles drugstore fountain. In his new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy release, “A Global Affair,” Hope's romantic vis-a-vis is glamorous French actress Michele Mercier, making her Hollywood debut. Miss Mercier was discovered by a movie director when he saw the lovely brunette in her father’s drugstore in Nice—behind the counter ! THE ADDITIONAL SCENE AND PLAYER MATS, SHOWN IN THE COMPLETE CAMPAIGN MAT ON ANOTHER PAGE, MAY BE ORDERED SINGLY. BOB HOPE WORLD AMBASSADOR OF GOOD WILL, GOOD RELATIONS AND GOOD HUMOR He’s the fellow with the quick quip, the slow smile, the ability to add a laugh line to almost any conversation, the renowned clown of the century. He is Bob Hope. Yet there is another side to the coin, Hope doesn’t talk much about it. When he does, he usually tosses it off with a gag. But there is a serious and modest man underneath that glib exterior. He undoubtedly has given more of his time and money to helping others than any other entertainer. The amusing sallies that Hope spouts do not hide the fact that he has a serious outlook on world affairs. He is particularly enthusiastic about his new MetroGoldwyn-Mayer picture, “A Global Affair,” which is played against a United Nations background. A baby is abandoned at the UN Building with a note from her mother hoping the child will be raised ‘free from fear, want and prejudice.” The infant is turned over to Hope, portraying a bachelor who is chairman of a UN committee concerned with child welfare, Each of the 111 nations wants to claim the baby and each sends a glamorous representative to convince Hope. There are plenty of laughs, but the theme of all nations working together for a better world underlies the plot. Although in “A Global Affair” the world comes to him, Hope's activities have taken him all over the globe. “I’ve traveled more than a million miles just going to and from airports,” he quips. On his annual Christmas trips to entertain GI’s, Bob has visited Alaska, Africa, Korea, Greenland, the South -acific, Europe and many other locales. He goes where the Defense Department asks him to go. This usually means some rugged, isolated and frequently “hot spot” in the cold war during these days when peacetime servicemen are often forgotten. Few realize how hard Hope works on these trips. He will entertain a whole camp or one ill soldier ina hospital. He laughs it off. “I’m always on stage,” he says. ““Why once I put on a show for a sad-looking dog in Nome. Believe it or not, he trotted across the street and barked his applause.” Some of his grants are little known outside a local area. There is a Hope Foundation for the Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. There is Clubland for underprivileged boys in his native England. There is a Hope House for wayward boys in Cleveland, the city where he spent his youth. He dismisses it with, “They’re saving a room for me.” It has been estimated that he gives a quarter of a million dollars a year to charity. Much of it is disbursed by the Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation, which he and his wife set up for this purpose. He started the Cerebral Palsy Association in 1950 and was its first chairman. He is now the national honorary life chairman. He is national chairman of the City of Hope’s Golden Anniversary and active in the Boys Club of America, among many other organizations. The day after Hope finished “A Global Affair” he flew to Portland to play a charity golf game for the Oregon Association for Mentally Retarded Children. He has played many such matches throughout the world for various causes. Hope has been busy plugging his new book, “I Owe Russia $1,200,” by making personal appearances in book shops. The publishers believe it will sell 250,000 copies in hardback and another three million in the paperback edition. All his royalties from the sale of this book go to charity. Returning to “A Global Affair” and its first international baby, Hope says, “T feel that the education of children is the most important single factor in the Civil Rights bill, I believe that if children everywhere can be properly educated as they grow up, it will be the best chance for world peace.” FILM NATIONALITIES BECOME ALL MIXED UP! In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s new comedy release, “A Global Affair,” beautiful girls of various nationalities want to “mother” a baby found at the United Nations Building and adopted by Bob Hope. Of the girls, Germany’s popular Lilo Pulver plays—a Russian. France’s Michele Mercier plays—an Austrian. Canadian Yvonne DeCarlo plays—a Spaniard. Germany’s Elga Andersen plays—a Frenchwoman. Only one girl escaped this mix-up of nationalities. The Japanese representative is portrayed by Miiko Taka. ONE BABY, 60 DOGS AND AN ELEPHANT, 100! Everyone knows that babies are the biggest “scene stealers” in show business, and next to them come animals. Which left Bob Hope in a hopeless position in his new M-G-M comedy release, “A Global Affair.” In this hilarious affair, Hope competes with a cute ten-months-old baby, whom he “adopts” when it is left at the United Nations Building. Then in a canine show sequence of the picture, he has to face 60 scene-stealing dogs. But the worst is yet to come, In still another scene, Hope is forced to share histrionic honors with a highly photogenic baby elephant!