Eight on the Lam

Eight on the Lam
Directed by	George Marshall
Screenplay by	Albert E. Lewin Burt Styler Bob Fisher Arthur Marx
Story by	Bob Fisher Arthur Marx
Produced by	Bill Lawrence
Starring	Bob Hope Phyllis Diller Jonathan Winters
Cinematography	Alan Stensvold
Edited by	R.A. Radecki Grant Whytock
Music by	George Romanis
Production company	Hope Enterprises
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	April 29, 1967 (1967-04-29)
Running time	107 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box 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

Production

Bob Hope saw Shirley Eaton in a cafeteria in Hollywood where she was making The Scorpio Letters. He remembered her from working together on a show in Britain and offered her a role in the film. ^[3]

See also

• List of American films of 1967

References

1. "Big Rental Films of 1967", Variety, 3 January 1968 p 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors.
2. "Eight on the Lam (1967) - George Marshall | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie . Retrieved 16 August 2016.
3. Vagg, Stephen (2 September 2025). "Not Quite Movie Stars: Shirley Eaton". Filmink. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

External links

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