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My Favorite Brunette

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Ronnie Jackson (Bob Hope) is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness (Dorothy Lamour) actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay (Frank Puglia), Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy One of Bob's best. Rated: 3.5/4 Nov 3, 2021 Full Review Jack Moffitt Esquire Magazine It's full of gags and it doesn't try to sabotage anything -- except gloom. In fact it's just the sort of "escapist" entertainment that the Communists find "subversive." Let those who will enjoy it. I did. Oct 7, 2020 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat Mild, minor, typical Hope romp. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 5, 2008 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Bob Hope comedy of errors with the one-liners a bit on the thin side, but Lon Chaney Jr. adds a little nutty fun and Peter Lorre some sinister noir atmosphere. Rated: C Jun 27, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Dec 18, 2004 Full Review Rebecca Murray About.com Rated: 3/5 Feb 19, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bill B One of the better Hope comedies in a film noir parody. Odd how so many of the noir elements are identified by 1947, which is relatively early for the genre. I couldn't help but notice that one early scene is quite similar to one used later in "North By Northwest". Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Bob Hope's sexy voice "what do you want baby"? I loved this movie. In addition, I think Jack Nicholson Cuckoo Nest's character was "borrowed" from this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Bob Hope always was. I am old now, but when I was young Hope was everywhere. In the 1960s, he headlined TV specials and told one corny joke after another. You liked his personality, but the humor was pretty trite and just plain corny. Before I was born, Hope starred in this interesting vehicle, but he talks too much and the lines he makes funny at the beginning of the film grow old and stale as the movie proceeds. You can only take so much of Hope before turning the movie off. This is one that starts out well, but cannot deliver the goods. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Yes, it's typical Bob Hope: bad jokes, missed punch lines, wacky and impossible plots. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The best comedy movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Probably my favorite Bob Hope movie has Bob as a photographer who gets mixed up with gangsters in what is basically a serious film noir plot except you get Bob Hope instead of Phillip Marlowe. Hope's rapid fire one-liners are the main attraction of this film, but that's bolstered by a better than average supporting cast which includes Peter Lorre and Lon Chaney as one of the many villains. Hope calling Lorre "Cuddles" is one of my all-time favorite things. There's also a very funny cameo early in the film by Alan Ladd and another funny cameo by a famous partner of Hope's at the end of the film. Whenever I watch a Hope film, I always think about how Woody Allen once said how Hope was one of his favorite comedians and how much he was influence he was. Re-watching "My Favorite Brunette" reminded me of this even more because just about every line out of Hope's mouth could just as easily been delivered by Allen's nervous-little-fellow on-screen persona. Overall, I think this is probably Hope's best solo film and a must see for fans of classic Hollywood comedies. It's also probably worth checking out for fans of Woody Allen's early comedies. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ronnie Jackson (Bob Hope) is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness (Dorothy Lamour) actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay (Frank Puglia), Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
Director
Elliott Nugent
Producer
Daniel Dare
Screenwriter
Edmund Beloin, Jack Rose
Distributor
Take 2 Video, Reel Media International [us], Madacy Entertainment Group Inc. [us], Paramount Pictures, Hollywood Classics
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Hope Enterprises
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 1947, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 27m
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