Bearing traces of such earlier hits as My Favorite Blonde and The Ghost Breakers, Where Theres Life is one of the best of Bob Hopes postwar vehicles. The inimitable Mr. Hope is cast as New York radio personality Michael Valentine, whos poised to marry his long-time fiancee Hazel OBrien (Vera Marshe). But destiny takes a hand when, in the far-off kingdom of Barovia, King Hubertus II (William Edmunds) is felled by an assassins bullet. To avoid a revolution, the Kings cabinet hurriedly searches for Hubertus sole heir -- who, according to all reliable sources, is one Michael Valentine. Gorgeous General Katrina Grimovich (Signe Hasso) is dispatched to New York to bring Valentine back to Barovia, while a group of insurrectionists, headed by Krivoc (George Coulouris) and Stertorius (George Zucco), conspire to kill Valentine before he can ever leave American soil. When Valentine is apprised of his royal lineage, he assumes that hes the victim of a practical joke perpetrated by his announcer Joe Snyder (George Zucco). Once hes convinced that its no joke, Valentine and Katrina scurry about the streets of Manhattan, dodging potential assassins at every turn -- not to mention keeping out of the way of Hazels muscle-bound policeman brother Victor (William Bendix), who assumes that Valentine is merely trying to weasel out of his wedding. Full of bright dialogue and hilarious gag situations, Where Theres Life is vintage Bob Hope. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide