Cancel My Reservation

Cancel My Reservation (1972)

Genres - Comedy, Mystery, Crime  |   Release Date - Sep 21, 1972 (USA - Unknown), Sep 21, 1972 (USA)  |   Run Time - 99 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - G
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain

The title of this Bob Hope vehicle Cancel My Reservation is a multiple pun, referring to elements in the story. The ever-youthful Hope plays Dan Bartlett, a late-night TV talk show host. Frazzled, he takes a much-needed vacation in Arizona. There, he stumbles upon a murder and a conspiracy by local rancher, John Ed (Ralph Bellamy) to defraud a local Native American group of part of its reservation. Dan is a suspect in the murder, and must investigate in order to clear his name. Though the story is rather light, celebrities of all sorts have either small parts or cameos in this film, and much of the film's entertainment value comes from spotting them.

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false-accusation, frame-up, investigation, investigator, killing, motel, murder, ranch