| Eight on the Lam | |
| Director: | George Marshall |
| Producer: | Bill Lawrence |
| Story: | Bob Fisher Arthur Marx |
| Screenplay: | Albert E. Lewin Burt Styler Bob Fisher Arthur Marx |
| Starring: | Bob Hope Phyllis Diller Jonathan Winters |
| Music: | George Romanis |
| Cinematography: | Alan Stensvold |
| Editing: | R.A. Radecki Grant Whytock |
| Studio: | Hope Enterprises |
| Runtime: | 107 mins. |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $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]
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.