Thanks for the Memory (film)

Thanks for the Memory
Lobby card featuring stars Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in a posed production still
Directed byGeorge Archainbaud
Written byLynn Starling
Frances Goodrich (play)
Albert Hackett (play)
Produced byMel Shauer
StarringBob Hope
Shirley Ross
Charles Butterworth
Otto Kruger
Hedda Hopper
CinematographyKarl Struss
Edited byAlma Macrorie
Music byCharles Bradshaw (uncredited)
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 18, 1938 (1938-November-18)
Running time
75 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Thanks for the Memory is a 1938 film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross. The picture was adapted from the play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. The film is a remake of Up Pops the Devil (1931) starring Carole Lombard and Norman Foster. The titular song, "Thanks for the Memory", remained Bob Hope's theme song for the rest of his long and successful career.