production_company the cat and the canary 
So Proudly We Hail ! is a 1943 American film directed and produced by Mark Sandrich , and starring Claudette Colbert , Paulette Goddard  who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance  and Veronica Lake . Also featuring George Reeves , it was produced and released by ___MASK85___ . The Cat and the Canary starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard is a 1939 comedy horror film remake of the 1927 film The Cat and the Canary , which was based on the 1922 play of the same name by John Willard . The film was directed by Elliott Nugent . Universal Home Entertainment released the film on DVD in 2010 as part of the Bob Hope : Thanks for the Memories Collection and again in 2011 individually as a part of their `` Universal Vault Series '' on Amazon . com . Bob Hope , KBE , KC * SG , ___MASK26___ ( born Leslie Townes Hope , May 29 , 1903  July 27 , 2003 ) was an American comedian , vaudevillian , actor , singer , dancer , athlete , and author . With a career spanning nearly 80 years , Hope appeared in over 70 feature films and short films , including a series of " Road " movies . In addition to hosting the Academy Awards 19 times ( more than any other host ), he appeared in many stage productions and television roles and was the author of 14 books . The song " Thanks for the Memory " is widely regarded as Hope ' s signature tune . Paulette Goddard ( born Marion Levy ; June 3 , 1910  April 23 , 1990 ) was an American actress . A child fashion model and a performer in several Broadway productions as a Ziegfeld Girl , she became a major star of the Paramount Studio in the 1940s . Her most notable films were her first major role , as Charles Chaplin ' s leading lady in " Modern Times ", and Chaplin ' s subsequent film " The Great Dictator ". She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in " So Proudly We Hail !" ( 1943 ). Her husbands included Chaplin , Burgess Meredith , and Erich Maria Remarque .