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. 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. The paleface 1948 letterboxd social film discovery. Bob hope in his finest role as painless potter plays a nervous dentist who becomes a gritty gunfighter when he marries calamity jane jane russell, a troubleshooting woman, as a cover for her. The paleface 1948 calamity jane jane russell is working undercover for the u. With bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian. The paleface is a 1948 technicolor comedy western directed by norman z. The paleface is a 1948 technicolor comedy western film directed by norman z. Bljedoliki je americka vestern filmska komedija snimljena 1948. Mcleod, starring bob hope as painless potter a totally inept dentist and confirmed coward and jane russell as. In the film, hope sings the song buttons and bows by jay livingston and ray evans.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The song won the academy award for best original song that. In the movie, hope sings the song buttons and bows by jay livingston and ray evans. Voir the paleface en streaming complet streamvoir gratuit. 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.
Meanwhile, calamity jane is engaged in undercover work on behalf of the government. The song won the academy award for best original song that year the film had a sequel, son of paleface, in 1952. 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. Mcleod starring bob hope as painless potter and jane russell as calamity jane. Mcleod, starring bob hope as painless potter and jane russell as calamity jane. 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. This song also won the academy award for best song for 1948. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. The paleface western comedy 1948 bob hope 720p wwrg 03. 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. All in all, aside from the dated cowboysandindians motif, this was an appealing little film. Heres another post in honor of native american heritage month.
Buttons and bows bob hope jane russell the paleface 1948. 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. The 30minute adaptation starred bob hope and jane russell recreating the roles they had in the film. The paleface 1948 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Mcleod starring bob hope as painless potter and jane russell as calamity. As a bumbling dentist trying to eke out a living on the frontier, things arent going so. 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. The paleface 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. The paleface promo movie brochure 1948 bob hope comedy. To discuss this film and other cats in movies and on television, join us on.
Its not the funniest of movies, but its good for a latenight laugh. The paleface is a funny little film brimming with classic bob hope oneliners and an old western feel. Meanwhile, calamity jane is engaged in undercover work. The paleface is a 1948 paramount pictures western comedy directed by norman z. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Hope and russell also starred in a march 3, 1950, adaptation on screen directors playhouse. The paleface is one of his best films simply because it is a good piece of all round entertainment. Watch the paleface online stream full movie directv. 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.
Russell is one of his best straight women ive seen, with her deadpan delivery matching his more unpredictable style. The paleface 1948 u 12241948 us comedy, western 1h 31m user score. Calamity jane jane russell is working undercover for the u. Jul 16, 2011 the paleface is a 1948 paramount pictures western comedy directed by norman z. 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. When jane is captured by a tribe of native americans. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. 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. The paleface was presented on stars in the air march 6, 1952. The paleface 1948 u 1224 1948 us comedy, western 1h 31m user score. In this western spoof, painless potter is a hopelessly inept dentist who heads west to seek his fortune.
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. Thankfully, they hadnt invented the grossout comedy in 1948 or it could have been much worse. 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. The paleface is a 1948 technicolor comedy western movie directed by norman z. Mcleod cast includes bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian, bobby watson, jackie searl, joseph vitale. Featuring tour dates, music, art, videos, and more info. Mcleod with bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian, year. 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 view the tcmdb entry for the paleface 1948.
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. 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. 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 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 wild west has never been funnier than in this sixshootin farce about a dentist whos duped into marrying sharpshooter calamity jane. Bob hope in the paleface vintage movie trailer 1948 youtube. Official ink interview rough syms pronounced like rhymes duration. What we have is a joke oriented flick worthy of a former member of saturday night live. 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. I never would have figured jane russell and bob hope would have made for a great comedic duo, yet here we are.
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