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My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette

Theatrical release poster.
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

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 film was later featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia.[1]

Plot

The story is told in flashback from Death Row as Ronnie Jackson (Hope) relates the events to a group of reporters the events that lead to his predicament. Jackson is a baby 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.

Featured cast

Actor Role
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

Home video

As the film is now in the public domain, My Favorite Brunette has been widely available on home video, with most copies in poor quality.

There have been authorized video releases of the film, under license from the Bob Hope estate and distributor FremantleMedia North America, using the original negatives. One such release was licensed to Shout! Factory in 2010 in a DVD box set with other Hope films.

See also

References

External links

v · Elliott Nugent
1930s

The Mouthpiece (1932) · Life Begins (1932) · Whistling in the Dark (1933) · Three-Cornered Moon (1933) · She Loves Me Not (1934) · Enter Madame (1935) · Splendor (1935) · Wives Never Know (1936) · Give Me a Sailor (1938) · Never Say Die (1939) · The Cat and the Canary (1939)
1940s

Nothing But the Truth (1941) · The Male Animal (1942) · The Crystal Ball (1943) · Up in Arms (1944) · My Favorite Brunette (1947) · Welcome Stranger (1947) · My Girl Tisa (1948) · Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) · The Great Gatsby (1949)
1950s

The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) · My Outlaw Brother (1951) · Just for You (1952)

Categories:

  • English-language films
  • 1947 films
  • Film noir
  • Paramount Pictures films
  • Films directed by Elliott Nugent
  • Crime film stubs

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