My Favorite Brunette
He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!
1947 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Elliott Nugent |
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| Writer: | Edmund Beloin, Jack Rose, Bob Hope |
| Staring: |
| Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 19, 1947 |
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| Director: | Elliott Nugent |
| Writer: | Edmund Beloin, Jack Rose, Bob Hope |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Mystery |
| Keywords | spoof, amateur detective |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Hope Enterprises |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bob Hope | Ronnie Jackson |
| Dorothy Lamour | Baroness Carlotta Montay |
| Peter Lorre | Kismet |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | Willie |
| John Hoyt | Dr. Lundau |
| Charles Dingle | Major Simon Montague |
| Reginald Denny | James Collins |
| Frank Puglia | Baron Montay |
| Ann Doran | Miss Rogers |
| Willard Robertson | Prison Warden |
| Jack La Rue | Tony |
| Charles Arnt | Crawford |
| Anthony Caruso | First Man on Death Row (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Henri - Head Waiter (uncredited) |
| Jack Rube Clifford | Prison Guard Captain (uncredited) |
| Charles Cooley | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Bing Crosby | Harry (uncredited) |
| Boyd Davis | Mr. Dawson (uncredited) |
| Tom Dillon | Cop (uncredited) |
| Mike Donovan | Kelly - Police Detective (uncredited) |
| Helena Phillips Evans | Mabel (uncredited) |
| Betty Farrington | Matron (uncredited) |
| Budd Fine | Detective (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Det. Lt. 'Mac' Hennessey (uncredited) |
| Al Hill | State Trooper (uncredited) |
| Roland Soo Hoo | Baby Fong (uncredited) |
| Brandon Hurst | Butler (uncredited) |
| Eddie Johnson | Caddy (uncredited) |
| Richard Keene | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Alan Ladd | Sam McCloud (uncredited) |
| George Lloyd | George - Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Matt McHugh | Third Man on Death Row (uncredited) |
| Clarence Muse | Second Man on Death Row (uncredited) |
| Garry Owen | Reporter (uncredited) |
| James Pierce | Detective (uncredited) |
| Ted Rand | Waiter Captain (uncredited) |
| Joe Recht | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Reginald Simpson | Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Policeman Leaving Stationhouse (uncredited) |
| Ray Teal | State Trooper Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Harland Tucker | Room Clerk (uncredited) |
| John Tyrrell | Bell Captain (uncredited) |
| John Westley | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Jean Wong | Mrs. Fong (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Edmund Beloin | Screenplay |
| Robert Emmett Dolan | Original Music Composer |
| Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Ellsworth Hoagland | Editor |
| Harvey Clermont | Casting |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| John MacNeil | Set Decoration |
| Mel Epstein | Assistant Director |
| Harold Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Gene Garvin | Sound Recordist |
| Gordon Jennings | Visual Effects, Special Effects |
| Elliott Nugent | Director |
| Jack Rose | Screenplay |
| Bob Hope | Writer |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Daniel Dare | Producer |
| Bob Hope | Producer |
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