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My Favorite Brunette

  • 19471947
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
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Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, tells reporters how he got there.Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, tells reporters how he got there.Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, tells reporters how he got there.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
19,759
1,077
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    • Director
      • Elliott Nugent
    • Writers
      • Edmund Beloin(original screenplay)
      • Jack Rose(original screenplay)
      • Bob Hope(contributing writer to golf scenes)
    • Stars
      • Bob Hope
      • Dorothy Lamour
      • Peter Lorre
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Elliott Nugent
    • Writers
      • Edmund Beloin(original screenplay)
      • Jack Rose(original screenplay)
      • Bob Hope(contributing writer to golf scenes)
    • Stars
      • Bob Hope
      • Dorothy Lamour
      • Peter Lorre
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    • 69User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
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    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)
    Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in My Favorite Brunette (1947)

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    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Ronnie Jackson
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Carlotta Montay
    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Kismet
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Willie
    • (as Lon Chaney)
    John Hoyt
    John Hoyt
    • Dr. Lundau
    Charles Dingle
    Charles Dingle
    • Maj. Simon Montague
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • James Collins
    Frank Puglia
    Frank Puglia
    • Baron Montay
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Miss Rogers
    Willard Robertson
    Willard Robertson
    • Prison Warden
    Jack La Rue
    Jack La Rue
    • Tony
    Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    • Crawford
    Anthony Caruso
    Anthony Caruso
    • First Man on Death Row
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Henri - Head Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Rube Clifford
    Jack Rube Clifford
    • Prison Guard Captain
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Cooley
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • Harry
    • (uncredited)
    Boyd Davis
    • Mr. Dawson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Elliott Nugent
    • Writers
      • Edmund Beloin(original screenplay)
      • Jack Rose(original screenplay)
      • Bob Hope(contributing writer to golf scenes) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Bob Hope wanted Bing Crosby's cameo as Harry so much that he paid him $5,000 to appear. The sum was later donated to a charity.
    • Goofs
      A shot of the plane landing is flipped: the lettering on the tail is backwards.
    • Quotes

      Ronnie Jackson: You see, I wanted to be a detective too. It only took brains, courage, and a gun... and I had the gun.

    • Connections
      Featured in Minute Movie Masterpieces (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Beside You
      by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

      Performed by Dorothy Lamour (uncredited)

    User reviews69

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    7/10
    Bob Hope comedy where he becomes involved in killings and intrigues
    The film concerns Ronnie Jackson (Bob Hope) a quite shy baby photographer gets mistaken with his next door neighbour Sam McCloud (Alan Ladd) , a famous San Francisco private eye . The problems start when the Baroness Carlotta Montay (Dorothy Lamour) contracts Ronnie to find her husband (Frank Puglia) and investigate about a map what marks the location of a Criolita (uranium) deposit that would be the key for defense of free world . It will lead him by the way to an international intrigue . Meanwhile , Ronnie to confront a villain Major (Charles Dingle) and his heavies (henchmen: Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr. ,John Hoyt) .

    The picture results to be a hilarious spy caper with lots of fun , giggles , laughs , tongue-in cheek and a little bit of action and suspense . The movie is the following to¨My favorite blonde¨(by Sidney Lanfield) who starred Hope and Madeleine Carroll as his partenaire. There appears some cameos and guest appearances of famed stars , such as Alan Ladd as the typical tough detective and Bing Crosby in a likable final interpretation . Bing Crosby along with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour formed a famous trio with too much success and they starred numerous films with titles as ¨Road to..Bali , Road to ..Morocco,.. Zanzibar , ...Hong Kong¨, among others . Besides , appearing as a secondary actor the terror expert Lon Chaney Jr. , repeating his role of the simple-minded person in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel :¨Mice and men¨(1939) , Chaney's performance as an innocent burly man is spectacularly touching and amusing . In addition , Peter Lorre , as always , plays an astute villainous and with skills for throwing deadly daggers . The motion picture was well directed by Eliott Nugent . The flick will appeal to Bob Hope fans .
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    • Release date
      • April 4, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Private Eye
    • Filming locations
      • Pebble Beach, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hope Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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