Movie
My Favorite Brunette
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1947-03-19
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hope Enterprises, Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bob Hope as Ronnie Jackson
- Dorothy Lamour as Baroness Carlotta Montay
- Peter Lorre as Kismet
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Willie
- John Hoyt as Dr. Lundau
- Charles Dingle as Major Simon Montague
- Reginald Denny as James Collins
- Frank Puglia as Baron Montay
- Ann Doran as Miss Rogers
- Willard Robertson as Prison Warden
- Jack La Rue as Tony
- Charles Arnt as Crawford
Crew
- Elliott Nugent - Director
- Bob Hope - Writer
- Edmund Beloin - Screenplay
- Jack Rose - Screenplay
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