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How did Bob Hope make his screen debut in The Big Broadcast of 1938?
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In the 1938 film The Big Broadcast of 1938, directed by Mitchell Leisen, Bob Hope made his feature-film debut. During this appearance, he famously performed the song "Thanks for the Memory," which subsequently became his signature tune.12