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66% Critic Match
My Favorite Brunette
“He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!”
6.6 / 10• 1947• 1h 27m•NR• English
ComedyMysteryRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bob Hope
Ronnie Jackson
Lead
Dorothy Lamour
Baroness Carlotta Montay
Peter Lorre
Kismet
Lon Chaney Jr.
Willie
John Hoyt
Dr. Lundau
Charles Dingle
Major Simon Montague
Reginald Denny
James Collins
Frank Puglia
Baron Montay
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Elliott Nugent's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. My Favorite Brunette is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
