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My Favorite Brunette ()

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Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.
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Ronnie Jackson
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Carlotta Montay
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Kismet
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Willie (as Lon Chaney)
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Dr. Lundau
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Maj. Simon Montague
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James Collins
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Baron Montay
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Miss Rogers
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Prison Warden
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Tony
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Crawford
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First Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Henri - Head Waiter (uncredited)
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Prison Guard Captain (uncredited)
Charles Cooley ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Harry (uncredited)
Boyd Davis ...
Mr. Dawson (uncredited)
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Cop (uncredited)
Mike Donovan ...
Kelly - Police Detective (uncredited)
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Mabel (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ...
Matron (uncredited)
Budd Fine ...
Detective (uncredited)
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Det. Lt. 'Mac' Hennessey (uncredited)
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State Trooper (uncredited)
Roland Soo Hoo ...
Baby Fong (uncredited)
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Butler (uncredited)
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Betty Hutton - Singing 'Murder, He Says' (uncredited) (archiveSound)
Eddie Johnson ...
Caddy (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Sam McCloud (uncredited)
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George - Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
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Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
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Second Man on Death Row (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
Theodore Rand ...
Waiter Captain (uncredited)
Joe Recht ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Policeman Leaving Stationhouse (uncredited)
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State Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
Harland Tucker ...
Room Clerk (uncredited)
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Bell Captain (uncredited)
John Westley ...
Doctor (uncredited)
Jean Wong ...
Mrs. Fong (uncredited)

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Elliott Nugent

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Edmund Beloin ... (original screenplay) and
Jack Rose ... (original screenplay)
 
Bob Hope ... (contributing writer to golf scenes) (uncredited)

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Daniel Dare ... producer
Bob Hope ... producer (uncredited)

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Robert Emmett Dolan

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Lionel Lindon ... director of photography

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Ellsworth Hoagland

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Harvey Clermont ... (uncredited)

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Hans Dreier
A. Earl Hedrick ... (as Earl Hedrick)

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Sam Comer
John MacNeil

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Edith Head

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor

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Mel Epstein ... assistant director
George Templeton ... second unit director (uncredited)

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Gene Garvin ... sound recordist
Harold Lewis ... sound recordist

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Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects

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Loyal Griggs ... camera operator (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Charles Bradshaw ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Van Cleave ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

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Richard Blaydon ... business manager (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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 Rod Crawford

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Taglines LOOK WHO'S SOLVING MURDERS! (print ad - Lubbock Evening Journal - Lindsey Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - June 24, 1947 - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Private Eye (United States)
  • My Favorite Blonde (United States)
  • La brune de mes rêves (France)
  • Morena y peligrosa (Spain)
  • Rikoskärpänen (Finland)
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  • 87 min
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Trivia This was the second of three comedies Bob Hope made for Paramount that featured "My Favorite..." in their titles. The first was My Favorite Blonde (1942), and the third was My Favorite Spy (1951). All three paired Hope with sexy females, had fast-paced plots, and were peppered with cameos by major stars. All three were also among Hope's biggest box-office hits. See more »
Goofs A shot of the plane landing is flipped: the lettering on the tail is backwards. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into My Favorite Brunette (2022). See more »
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Quotes Dr. Lundau: For the past six months, Miss Montay has been suffering from an acute form of schizophrenia, accompanied by visual aberrations and increasingly severe paranoiac delusions.
Ronnie Jackson: Mm-HMM! And how is she mentally?
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