My Favorite Brunette
“He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!”
1947•NR•1h 27m•6.6•Released
ComedyMysteryRomance
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.
Director
Elliott Nugent
Writer
Bob Hope, Jack Rose, Edmund Beloin
Languages
English
Studio
Hope Enterprises
Cast
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)
Production
Company
Hope Enterprises
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Daniel Dare
Producer
Bob Hope
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