Bob Hope is not necessarily known for his dancing skills, and Cagney’s ability to hoof will surprise some people as well.
One can’t imagine a big star today, like Leonardo DiCaprio, suddenly bursting into a dance routine and dropping jaws.
BUT, to be fair, here’s Christian (Batman) Bale dancing.
…back in the days when stars had real talent, skills & intelligence…
ole’ Leslie was quite a hoofer back in his day…. started out that way, if memory serves….
Wonderful stuff! Thanks, BFH, I needed that.
couldn’t think to add anything more worthy that the above posts !
Now THAT’S entertainment! Thanks Mr. Hat. What was that from?
The Seven Little Foys.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Little_Foys
Just great.
A great old movie, along with Yankee Doodle Dandy, one of the greatest patriotic films ever. My hat is off to TALENT!
If any person did more shows for our troops around the world than Bob Hope, I cannot name them. He was a great patriot. God Bless America
I’d like to see Ted Cruz and Donald Trump do this at the RNC, there are resemblances.
Hope and Cagney was what I thought I was voting for in the last two elections, and I got Obama instead. DAMN this dyslexia…!!!
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Born in 1919, my dad would say “they are light in the loafers”
Jumpin Jive – Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers
Move ahead to get to the Nicholas Brothers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtVKrD8
They were called triple threats, dance, sign, & act.
Damn auto correct, get me every time
Love the dancin and ride back in time.
Take heart in the fact that dyslexics have more nuff 🙂
Cagney was trained as a dancer
Both Hope and Cagney started and spent time in vaudeville. Vaudevillian performers were usually required to do a lot of things – dance, sing, and be funny. In short, they learned to entertain live audiences and developed a wide repertoire of skills.
For a long time, Palm Springs had an annual revue that showcased some of those older performers, although there are less and less of them each year, and the dance skills diminish with each hip replacement. But these folks still knew how to entertain.
Hope and Cagney sure beat Hope and Change that asshole in the White House has been tap dancing around for eight years!!
Some dancin’ what IS dancin’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb6tWYjyMR8&feature=player_detailpage
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Just FYI, the term “light in his loafers” has a whole different meaning today, so be careful in using it as a compliment:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=light+in+his+loafers
P.S. – It’s not in any way relevant here, but my dad was born in 1900. And yeah, I was a late in life baby.
🙂
A long, long time ago, when I was a kid, I was lucky enough to see Bob Hope two years in a row at our state fair.
One of the times it was an incredibly hot day and absolutely dead, stifling air. No wind at all. When he came out to start his routine, the applause was so long and strong that it felt like someone switched on a fan. It lasted for minutes.
I remember turning and searching for the source of the breeze, thinking it was a fan. Then it hit me. It was a breeze caused by applause.
People born after 1980 have no understanding what he meant to our country and how much the USA loved him. It truly is our loss.
That was so enjoyable! My dad used to tap dance around the house. Well, not really dance – more like tap shuffle. But he sure had fun and so did us kids.
Bob Hope WAS America. He was everything America represented.
There’ll never be another Bob Hope, but if the love of the American military could have sustained him, he would have lived forever.
RIP, Bob. You earned it.