Eight on the Lam

107 mins.CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$3,107,644 (US/ Canada)^[1]

Eight on the Lam is a 1967 American comedy film directed by George Marshall. It stars Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller.^[2]

Plot

Bank teller Henry Dimsdale (Bob Hope) finds ten $1,000 bills. He is a widower with seven kids and could use the money, and housekeeper Golda (Phyllis Diller) tells him it's a case of finders keepers.

Henry waits two weeks to see if anyone claims the missing money. No one does, so he splurges on a new car and a diamond ring for Ellie Barton (Shirley Eaton), his fiancee. But when the bank discovers a $50,000 shortage, Henry becomes a prime suspect. He, his family and Ellie take it on the lam to Arizona.

A detective, Jasper Lynch (Jonathan Winters), the boyfriend of Golda, is assigned to investigate. Henry's boss at the bank, Pomeroy (Austin Willis), is seen with a sexy younger woman, Monica (Jill St. John), who has expensive tastes. After a chase, Henry is placed under arrest. His kids hide a tape recorder in Pomeroy's pocket, though, and get an admission of guilt. That frees their dad to marry Ellie while the helpful Golda and Jasper do likewise.

Cast

• Bob Hope as Henry Dimsdale
• Phyllis Diller as Golda
• Jonathan Winters as Police Sgt. Jasper Lynch / Mother Lynch
• Shirley Eaton as Ellie Barton
• Jill St. John as Monica
• Stacey Gregg as Linda (credited as Stacey Maxwell)
• Kevin Brodie as Steve
• Robert Hope as Mike
• Glenn Gilger as Andy
• Avis Hope as Dana
• Debi Storm as Lois
• Michael Freeman as Mark
• Austin Willis as Mr. Pomeroy
• Peter Leeds as Marty
• Charles Lane as Bank Examiner
• Robert Foulk as Detective
• Jonathan Hole as Jewelry Salesman

See also

• List of American films of 1967

References

External links

• Eight on the Lam at IMDb
• Eight on the Lam at the TCM Movie Database
• Eight on the Lam at AllMovie
• Eight on the Lam at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films