My Favorite Brunette

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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 3/5 Stars •  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 5/5 Stars •  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 1/5 Stars •  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 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The best comedy movie ever made! Rated 5/5 Stars •  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 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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