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Rating: 6 stars

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private eye detective mistaken identity

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My Favorite Brunette (1947)

Directed by Elliott Nugent

Comedy | Crime

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.

Rated NR | Length 87 minutes

Actors

Bob Hope | Dorothy Lamour | Peter Lorre | Lon Chaney Jr. | John Hoyt | Charles Dingle | Reginald Denny | Frank Puglia | Ann Doran | Willard Robertson | Jack La Rue | Charles Arnt | Anthony Caruso | Jack Chefe | Jack Rube Clifford | Charles Cooley | Bing Crosby | Boyd Davis | Tom Dillon | Mike Donovan | Helena Phillips Evans | Betty Farrington | Budd Fine | James Flavin | Al Hill | Roland Soo Hoo | Brandon Hurst | Eddie Johnson | Richard Keene | Alan Ladd | George Lloyd | Matt McHugh | Clarence Muse | Garry Owen | James Pierce | Ted Rand | Joe Recht | Reginald Simpson | Brick Sullivan | Ray Teal | Harland Tucker | John Tyrrell | John Westley | Jean Wong

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Picked this up at Northbrook Library bc Peter Lorre. He’s a supporting character in this Bob Hope crime comedy. Movie is okay but wish it was more film noir-ish and less comedy. It’s like Hope is basically the same character in every movie he’s in.

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