My Favorite Brunette
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| My Favorite Brunette | |
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| Directed by | Elliott Nugent |
| Produced by | Daniel Dare |
| Written by | Edmund Beloin Jack Rose |
| Starring | Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 19, 1947 United States |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | English |
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My Favorite Brunette is a 1947 movie spoofing movie detectives and the film noir style. Starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, it also features Lon Chaney, Jr. playing Willie, a character based on his Of Mice and Men role Lennie; Peter Lorre as Kismit, a comic take on his many film noir roles; and cameo appearances by film noir regular Alan Ladd and Hope partner Bing Crosby. The movie is now in the public domain and most copies of it available today are of poor quality.
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Hope plays a photographer who dreams about being a real private detective like his friend Sam McCloud (Ladd). One day he is mistaken for a detective by a mysterious lady in distress (Lamour) and soon finds himself involved in a murder mystery.
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[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Bob Hope | Ronnie Jackson |
| Alan Ladd | Sam McCloud |
| Dorothy Lamour | Baroness Carlotta Montay |
| Frank Puglia | Baron Montay |
| Peter Lorre | Kismet |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | Willie |
| John Hoyt | Dr. Lundau |
| Charles Dingle | Major Simon Montague |
| Reginald Denny | James Collins |
| Ann Doran | Miss Rogers |
[edit] External links
- Movie download page at the Internet Archive
- Choice clips from the movie. Free Download. Windows and Real Media format
- My Favorite Brunette at the Internet Movie Database
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