My Favorite Brunette

"He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!"

Apr 4 1947 Approved 1h 27m

Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

Baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, on death row in San Quentin, tells reporters how he got there: taking care of his private-eye neighbor's office, Ronnie is asked by the irresistible Baroness Montay to find the missing Baron. There follow confusing but sinister doings in a gloomy mansion and a private sanatorium, with every plot twist a parody of thriller cliches. What are the villains really after? Can Ronnie beat a framed murder rap?

Written by

Edmund Beloin, Jack Rose, Bob Hope

Directed by

Elliott Nugent

Cast

Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount, Hope Enterprises

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores

# of Votes

4,081

Average Rating

6.7 out of 10

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