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Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Willie
- (as Lon Chaney)
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)
- Director
- Writers
- Edmund Beloin
- Jack Rose
- Bob Hope(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaThis was the second of three comedies Bob Hope made for Paramount that featured "My Favorite..." in their titles. The first was My Favorite Blonde (1942), and the third was My Favorite Spy (1951). All three paired Hope with sexy females, had fast-paced plots, and were peppered with cameos by major stars. All three were also among Hope's biggest box-office hits.
- GoofsA shot of the plane landing is flipped: the lettering on the tail is backwards.
- Quotes
Dr. Lundau: For the past six months, Miss Montay has been suffering from an acute form of schizophrenia, accompanied by visual aberrations and increasingly severe paranoiac delusions.
Ronnie Jackson: Mm-HMM! And how is she mentally?
- ConnectionsEdited into Your Afternoon Movie: My Favorite Brunette (2022)
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Child photographer turned private eye
This was one of the three films that Bob Hope did for Paramount with the theme of favorites: blonde, spy and brunette. He was at one of the best moments of his career when this spoof about the detective movie genre went into production.
"My Favorite Brunette" was directed by Elliott Nugent with a style that made it fun and light to watch. The screen play by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose parodies those films that showed a charismatic private eye get into all kinds of dangerous situations. In this film, Ronnie Jackson, a photographer in San Francisco is suddenly, thrown into a web of intrigue when he steps into the office of his neighbor, the real P.I, Sam McCloud, who is fed up with the job and is leaving town.
Enter the femme fatale, something that is a must in this type of film, Carlotta Montay. She will get Ronnie into all kinds of difficult situations and even the gas chamber as he tries his best to deal with all the bad people that are chasing Carlotta.
Bob Hope was excellent in his take of Ronnie Jackson. Dorothy Lamour, in all her beauty, made the most of her Carlotta. Two cameos in the film were notorious because they are uncredited and unexpected: Alan Ladd, and Bing Crosby. Others in the film are Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Dingle, Frank Puglia, Reginald Denny, among the supporting cast.
The film is still a lot of fun as it makes fun of other more dramatic movies thanks to the direction of Elliott Nugent.
"My Favorite Brunette" was directed by Elliott Nugent with a style that made it fun and light to watch. The screen play by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose parodies those films that showed a charismatic private eye get into all kinds of dangerous situations. In this film, Ronnie Jackson, a photographer in San Francisco is suddenly, thrown into a web of intrigue when he steps into the office of his neighbor, the real P.I, Sam McCloud, who is fed up with the job and is leaving town.
Enter the femme fatale, something that is a must in this type of film, Carlotta Montay. She will get Ronnie into all kinds of difficult situations and even the gas chamber as he tries his best to deal with all the bad people that are chasing Carlotta.
Bob Hope was excellent in his take of Ronnie Jackson. Dorothy Lamour, in all her beauty, made the most of her Carlotta. Two cameos in the film were notorious because they are uncredited and unexpected: Alan Ladd, and Bing Crosby. Others in the film are Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Dingle, Frank Puglia, Reginald Denny, among the supporting cast.
The film is still a lot of fun as it makes fun of other more dramatic movies thanks to the direction of Elliott Nugent.
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- Jul 25, 2006
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- Also known as
- My Favorite Blonde
- Filming locations
- Pebble Beach, California, USA(Crocker Mansion)
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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