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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 Nov 3, 2021
3.5/4
One of Bob's best. Go to Full Review
Jack Moffitt Esquire Magazine Oct 7, 2020
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. Go to Full Review
Phil Hall Film Threat Sep 5, 2008
2.5/5
Mild, minor, typical Hope romp. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 27, 2006
C
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. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Dec 18, 2004
2/5
Rebecca Murray About.com Feb 19, 2004
3/5
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Steve D @RT35616104 Aug 6, 2026 Didn't work for me one bit. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Dec 3, 2025 Funny in 01 hour and 27 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Bill B @RT01438538 Oct 13, 2023 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". See more Feb 5, 2021 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. See more Jan 4, 2020 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. See more Apr 13, 2019 Yes, it's typical Bob Hope: bad jokes, missed punch lines, wacky and impossible plots. See more 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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