Russell is one of his best straight women ive seen, with her deadpan delivery matching his more unpredictable style. In the movie, hope sings the song buttons and bows by jay livingston and ray evans. Opening scene introducing the heroine, jane russell as calamity jane, sprung from jail and delivered to the governor charles trowbridge and commissioner stanley andrews, in the bob hope vehicle the paleface, 1948. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Detailed information about this film is available from. It has a good central plot that stops the film just being a vehicle for. The wild west has never been funnier than in this sixshootin farce about a dentist whos duped into marrying sharpshooter calamity jane. The paleface is a funny little film brimming with classic bob hope oneliners and an old western feel. The paleface 1948 u 12241948 us comedy, western 1h 31m user score. When jane is captured by a tribe of native americans. Hope and russell also starred in a march 3, 1950, adaptation on screen directors playhouse. The film marked the start of the friendship between jane and bob, and theres no doubt that the fun these two had together offscreen enhanced their performances in the film. Mcleod starring bob hope as painless potter and jane russell as calamity. The paleface 1948 calamity jane jane russell is working undercover for the u.
Thankfully, they hadnt invented the grossout comedy in 1948 or it could have been much worse. Meanwhile, calamity jane is engaged in undercover work on behalf of the government. What we have is a joke oriented flick worthy of a former member of saturday night live. The song won the academy award for best original song that year the film had a sequel, son of paleface, in 1952. The paleface was presented on stars in the air march 6, 1952. In this western spoof, painless potter is a hopelessly inept dentist who heads west to seek his fortune. Voir the paleface en streaming complet streamvoir gratuit. Mcleod cast includes bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian, bobby watson, jackie searl, joseph vitale. Great recurring gags, humorous one liners, and solid work from the main duo russell greatly improves from her first movie, which i saw just before this. Bob hope in the paleface vintage movie trailer 1948 youtube. Bljedoliki je americka vestern filmska komedija snimljena 1948.
The 1953 western comedy son of paleface starring bob hope and jane russell is a sequel to the 1948 film paleface, also starring bob hope and jane russell. A couple of days ago, we posted don knotts the shakiest gun in the west, a 1968 remake of the much better film we present today, bob hopes the paleface 1948, directed by norman mcleod. After the fred astairebetty hutton musical lets dance 1950, mcleod reunited with hope for my favorite spy 1951, a surprisingly nimble cold war spoof, with hedy lamarr as the love interest. The song won the academy award for best original song that.
In the film, hope sings the song buttons and bows by jay livingston and ray evans. Son of paleface is a 1952 american technicolor comedy musical western film directed by frank tashlin and starring bob hope, jane russell, and roy rogers. Heres another post in honor of native american heritage month. Theme song buttons and bows which hope delivers with a clowning mock twang won an oscar, and the 1948 film spawned a sequel son of paleface. The paleface western comedy 1948 bob hope 720p wwrg 03. The paleface 1948 u 1224 1948 us comedy, western 1h 31m user score. The paleface 1948 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Calamity jane jane russell is working undercover for the u. Calamity jane is despatched to find out whos smuggling rifles to the indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence school dentist as part of her cover. The paleface promo movie brochure 1948 bob hope comedy. Featuring tour dates, music, art, videos, and more info.
Mcleod an early technicolored spoof of western films the highest grossing western spoof until blazing saddles 1974 and one of bob hopes biggest boxoffice hits, with lots of oneliners, slapstick, and wisecracks. I never would have figured jane russell and bob hope would have made for a great comedic duo, yet here we are. All in all, aside from the dated cowboysandindians motif, this was an appealing little film. Mcleod starring bob hope as painless potter and jane russell as calamity jane. The paleface is a 1948 technicolor comedy western movie directed by norman z. Hopes cowardly, lecherous character was never in finer form than in this film.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. With bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian. But when janes partner is killed, she takes up with bumbling dentist painless peter potter bob hope and passes him off as a gifted gunslinger. Mcleod, starring bob hope as painless potter a totally inept dentist and confirmed coward and jane russell as. The main reason i bothered watching was because the paleface was reputed as one of hopes best movies, and i hadnt seen any that i could recall.
The paleface 1948 letterboxd social film discovery. In paleface bob hope marries jane russell in son of paleface bob hope, playing the the son of himself and jane russell, marries jane russell. To discuss this film and other cats in movies and on television, join us on. The paleface is a 1948 paramount pictures western comedy directed by norman z. The paleface 1948 flickers in timeflickers in time. Money scene for jane as calamity jane russell in the bath house, pursued by thugs then catching a ride with incompetent dentist painless bob hope, who knows nothing of her secret government assignment, early in the paleface, 1948. Mcleod, starring bob hope as painless potter and jane russell as calamity jane. Official ink interview rough syms pronounced like rhymes duration.
Buttons and bows bob hope jane russell the paleface 1948. Welch, the film is about a man who returns home to claim his fathers gold, which is nowhere to. Bob hope brings his trademark humor to the legendary western farce the paleface 1948, opposite an irresistible jane russell in this academy awardwinning technicolor offering. Apr 10, 2020 1948s the paleface is a hilarious comedywestern that pairs our star of the month, jane russell, with the legendary bob hope. As a bumbling dentist trying to eke out a living on the frontier, things arent going so. The paleface 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. Protagonist, ciji lik tumaci bob hope, je bezbolni potter, nespretni zubar koji odlazi okusati srecu na divljem zapadu te tamo srece calamity jane ciji lik tumaci jane russell, bivsu odmetnicu koja kao tajna agentica americke vlade nastoji raskrinkati krijumcare koji. This song also won the academy award for best song for 1948. The 30minute adaptation starred bob hope and jane russell recreating the roles they had in the film. Money scene for jane as calamity jane russell in the bath house, pursued by thugs then catching a ride with incompetent dentist painless bob hope, who knows nothing of her secret government assignment, early in the paleface, 1948 view the tcmdb entry for the paleface 1948. As a bumbling dentist trying to eke out a living on the frontier, things arent going so well for hope until russell seduces him into wedlock.
Its not the funniest of movies, but its good for a latenight laugh. Watch the paleface online stream full movie directv. Released december 24th, 1948, the paleface stars bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The paleface 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. The paleface is a 1948 technicolor comedy western directed by norman z. Bob hope stars in this laughpacked wild west spoof costarring jane russell as a sexy calamity jane, hope is a meek frontier dentist, painless peter potter, who finds himself gunslinging. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Meanwhile, calamity jane is engaged in undercover work. Jul 16, 2011 the paleface is a 1948 paramount pictures western comedy directed by norman z.
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