My Favorite Brunette
| My Favorite Brunette | |
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 Theatrical release poster. |
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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 |
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. Sequences were filmed in San Francisco and Pebble Beach, California[1].
The film was later featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia.[2]
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[edit] 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.
[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] Home video
In 1975, the film entered the public domain in the USA due to the copyright claimants failure to renew the copyright registration during the 28th year after release.[3]
My Favorite Brunette has been widely available on home video, with most copies varying in picture and sound 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.montereymovietours.com/media_sacbee.html
- ^ "Cinema Insomnia, with your Horror Host, Mister Lobo! - SHOW INFORMATION". http://www.cinemainsomnia.com/show.php. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Pierce, David (March 29, 2001). "Legal Limbo: How American Copyright Law Makes Orphan Films" (mp3 in "file3"). Orphans of the Storm II: Documenting the 20th Century. http://www.sc.edu/orphanfilm/orphanage/symposia/audio/index.html. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
[edit] External links
- My Favorite Brunette at Google Videos (Adobe Flash video)
- My Favorite Brunette is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
- Choice clips from the movie. Free Download. Windows and Real Media format
- My Favorite Brunette at the Internet Movie Database
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