My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!

NR 1947 · 87 min · ★ 6.6 · 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. 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.

Directed by Elliott Nugent · Written by Bob Hope

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Bob Hope Ronnie Jackson
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
Ann Doran Miss Rogers
Willard Robertson Prison Warden
Jack La Rue Tony
Charles Arnt Crawford

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