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title: "The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO"
year: 1968
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tmdb_id: 322512
imdb_id: null
status: "Unknown"
community_rating: 8.0
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
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# The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO (1968) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/the-bob-hope-christmas-special-around-the-world-with-the-uso-1968

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

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Title: The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO.
Year: 1968.
Release Date: 01/18/1968 (US).
Runtime: 1h 5m.
Synopsis/Plot: Bob Hope's USO tour from 1968. Bob Hope entertains troops at his annual USO tour of Southeast Asian military bases.
Director: Mort Lachman.
Cast: Bob Hope, Raquel Welch, Barbara McNair, Elaine Dunn.
Source [6] mentions Bob Hope's role in WWII but doesn't specifically link it to the plot of this specific 1968 special beyond general context.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
        The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO is a film released in 1968. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 5 minutes. The production was directed by Mort Lachman

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## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

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### Q: Is The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO worth watching?
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO holds a community rating of 8.0/10. It offers engaging storytelling for fans of the genre.

### Q: How long is the movie The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO and when was it released?
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 1968.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/322512)
- [The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/322512-the-bob-hope-christmas-special-around-the-world-with-the-uso)
- [The Bob Hope Christmas Special Around the World with the USO Cast](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-bob-hope-christmas-special-around-the-world-with-the-uso/5OIUcuN3DtsETYYCFuvnd6/credits/)
- [The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO](https://thetvdb.com/movies/the-bob-hope-christmas-special-around-the-world-with-the-uso)
- [The Bob Hope Christmas Special (TV Special 1968) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0757168/)
- [So Ready for Laughter: Bob Hope and World War II | The New York Historical](https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/so-ready-laughter-bob-hope-and-world-war-ii)

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