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The Paleface (1948)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 8
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Release Date: Dec 24, 1948 Wide

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Bob Hope's Technicolor western spoof The Paleface was one of the comedian's biggest box-office hits. Hope plays Painless Potter, a hopelessly inept dentist who heads west to seek his fortune. Meanwhile, buxom female outlaw Calamity Jane (Jane Russell) is engaged in undercover work on behalf of the government, in the hopes of earning a pardon for her past crimes. Jane is on the lookout for notorious gun-runner Robert Armstrong. To put up an innocent front, Jane marries the befuddled Potter, then

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Western, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Norman Z. McLeod

In Theaters: Dec 24, 1948 Wide

On DVD: Mar 5, 2002

Cast

Bob Hope
Painless Peter Potter
Jane Russell
Calamity Jane
Robert Armstrong
Terris
Iris Adrian
Pepper
Robert "Bobby" Watson
Toby Preston
Jackie Searl
Jasper Martin
Joseph Vitale
Indian Scout
Charles Trowbridge
Gov.Johnson
Clem Bevans
Hank Billings
Jeff York
Big Joe
Stanley Andrews
Commissioner Emerson
Wade Crosby
Jeb
Iron Eyes Cody
Chief Iron Eyes
John Maxwell
Village Gossip
Tom Kennedy
Bartender
Henry Brandon
Wapato Medicine Man
Francis McDonald
Lance
Frank S. Hagney
Greg
Skelton Knaggs
Pete
Olin Howland
Undertaker
George Chandler
First Patient
Nestor Paiva
Patient
Eric Alden
Bob
Carl Andre
Trevor Bardette
Oliver Blake
Spectator
Stanley Blystone
Spectator
Al Bridge
Horseman
Paul E. Burns
Justice of the Peace
Lane Chandler
Tough-Looking Galoot
Charles Cooley
Mr X
Edgar Dearing
Sheriff
Dick Elliott
Mayor
Billy Engle
Margaret Field
Jo Gilbert
Woman in Bath House
Dorothy Granger
Bath House Attendant
Harry Harvey
Justice of the Peace
Al Hill
Pioneer
Earl Hodgins
Clem
Bob Kortman
Spectator
Ethan Laidlaw
Henchman
Babe London
Woman on Wagon Train
Ted Mapes
Kermit Maynard
Horseman
Sharon McManus
Girl
John Miller
Bellhop
Sid Saylor
Cowboy
Arthur Space
Zach
Houseley Stevenson Sr.
Maria Tavares
Loyal Underwood
Bearded Character
Duke York
Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yellow Feather
Hall Bartlett
Handsome Cowboy
Charmienne Harker
Marilyn Gladstone
June Glory
B-Girl
Betty Hannon

Critic Reviews for The Paleface

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (0) | DVD (3)

The plot is slender and silly, but Bob Hope and Jane Russell have some good moments in a comedy that was very popualar and led to an equally popular sequel.

February 14, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

Funny Hope western farce, but inferior to its sequel "Son of Paleface."

October 16, 2004 Comment

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

Hope at his peak; Russell in top form; a winner.

November 6, 2002 Comment

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

This Technicolor western spoof is probably Bob Hope's finest film role.

August 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Hope at his best, but he went it one better with SON OF PALEFACE

July 30, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Alright I know I know but you just have to love theses schmooltsy wannabe westerns.....The singing was great and Russell was a seriously gorgeous laydee....

February 26, 2009

Barry Lappin

Super Reviewer

The fact that it was written by cartoon guru Frank Tashlin explains a whole lot. Stupid as hell, but Bob Hope's vaguely racist antics at the end about make the whole thing worthwhile.

March 31, 2011

Andy Cramer

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