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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0882012600788
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: A2ZCDS.com
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitles For The Hearing ImpairedEnglishUnknownEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: A2ZCDS.com
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A2ZCDS.com
Release Date: May 23, 2005
Running Time: 87 minutes
Studio: A2ZCDS.com
Theatrical Release Date: 1947
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Ronnie Jackson (Bob Hope) tells the press a tragic tale just before his scheduled execution for murder. He wanted nothing more than to be a private detective like his charismatic office partner Sam McCloud (Alan Ladd in a cameo) whom he impersonates when dazzlingly beautiful Baroness Carlotta Montey (Dorothy Lamour) walks in to seek help. She tells an intriguing tale of greed and subterfuge revolving around Baron Montay (Frank Puglia) whose relationship with her seems to range from uncle to husband. At the center of an elaborate plot appears to be a geological map that is later revealed to lead to an invaluable source of raw uranium.
In on the game are the bewilderingly multifaceted Asian Kismet (Peter Lorre) , Major Simon Montague (Charles Dingle) and bouncer Willie (Lon Chaney). The stage is set for an ingenious and hilariously confused scheme. Given to believe that the beautiful Carlotta is in fact a raving schizophrenic, Ronnie tries to edge out of the commission to safeguard the map and protect her, but matters have gone beyond his volition. His bumbling efforts to do his job take both him and the Baroness to a mental asylum, the aristocratic dining room of the Poulet D or and Washington s Pilgrim Hotel. The way is littered with detective action of the kind that would have Raymond Chandler spinning in his grave.
Ronnie s efforts to untangle the situation do little but complicate it further. He is philosophically resigned to getting gassed to death for a murder he didn t commit. End of the story? Find out for yourself, if you haven t died laughing by then....
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
If you want to purchase this title on DVD, this is the best one out there right now.
That's not saying much however.
It looks like they encoded the best 16mm print they could find, but that is not my definition of "restoration" in today's marketplace.
Rating:  -
It's nice to see Peter Lore in a comedie. With the exception of Casablanca it seems like he was always in really serious, crime movies so I enjoyed watching him stretch his wings as an actor. I bought this movie because I'm a big Lon Cheny Jr. fan and he does not disappoint either. The main character is a very, very young Bob Hope who made me laugh out loud several times during the course of the film. My dad liked it because he's an Alan Ladd fan.
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"Bob Hope is at his funniest in My Favorite Brunette, and he spoofs the whole gumshoe genre so effectively that I had tears of laughter in my eyes despite being a hardcore detective novel fan. Honestly, Hollywood lost one of its greatest comedians with his exit. I strongly recommend this classic feature film to all comedy aficionados and lovers of good films."
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This is a Bob Hope vehicle film that follows the standard formula of putting him in a series of situations that he is not prepared for and then letting hilarity ensue.
In this case Hope dreams of being a detective and gets his chance only to be sucked in deeply out of his depth by - wait for it - a beautiful brunette.
Of course he saves the day in the end but not before being put through every possible comedic situation.
The sound quality was very high on ... Read More
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It always amuses me when you see a product (that is not a big studio, mind you) that advertises a movie as being "remastered". Well, folks, I've got news for you, it's not. Perhaps they meant that it was remastered in a mysterious basement somewhere taken from a print that can't count itself higher than 8mm. It really is too bad, given that this is one of my favorite movies. A film that makes a comedy out of being a Private Eye, puts Bob Hope in the role of a baby photographer that takes the ... Read More
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