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My favorite brunette Corinth Films ; a Paramount release ; original screen play by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose ; produced by Daniel Dare ; directed by Elliott Nugent
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- False imprisonment--Drama.
- False imprisonment.
- Missing persons--Drama.
- Missing persons.
- Photographers--Drama.
- Photographers.
- Private investigators--Drama.
- Private investigators.
- Genre:
- Comedy films
- Detective and mystery films
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (87 min., 23 sec.)) sound, black and white
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2024?]
- Language Note:
- In English, with English subtitles
- System Details:
- sound
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- Ronnie Jackson (Bob Hope) is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness (Dorothy Lamour) actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay (Frank Puglia), 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
- Participant:
- Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr, Charles Dingle, John Hoyt
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; music, Robert Emmett Dolan ; editor, Ellsworth Hoagland
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1947
- Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2025 January 24)
- OCLC:
- 1499777076
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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