My Favorite Brunette (1947)
He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!
1947 · NR · 1h 27m · Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
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.
Director: Elliott Nugent
Writers: Bob Hope, Jack Rose, Edmund Beloin
Music by: Robert Emmett Dolan
Cinematography: Lionel Lindon
Editor: Ellsworth Hoagland
Rated 6.7/10 by 62 viewers
Cast
Bob Hope as Ronnie JacksonDorothy Lamour as Baroness Carlotta MontayPeter Lorre as KismetLon Chaney Jr. as WillieJohn Hoyt as Dr. LundauCharles Dingle as Major Simon MontagueReginald Denny as James CollinsFrank Puglia as Baron MontayAnn Doran as Miss RogersWillard Robertson as Prison WardenJack La Rue as TonyCharles Arnt as CrawfordMore like this
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