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My Favorite Brunette Overview:

My Favorite Brunette (1947) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Elliott Nugent and produced by Bob Hope and Daniel Dare.

SYNOPSIS

Another vehicle for Hope and Lamour: he plays a baby photographer, she is a baroness looking for a missing husband. Along the way there are run-ins with a horde of international criminals led by Lorre, a quest for a hidden map, and two classic cameo appearances. One of 15 films Hope made with Lamour.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

My Favorite Brunette BlogHub Articles:

What’s Streaming in Dec on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever? Penny Serenade, My Favorite Brunette and Holiday Fun.

By Annmarie Gatti on Dec 1, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Our December Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelDecember Birthdays and Holiday Cheer! It’s that time again… We have our monthly free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) – the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows! That said, h... Read full article

NOIRVEMBER FUN: My Favorite Brunette, 1947

on Nov 23, 2020 From Caftan Woman

"When I came to I was playing post office with the floor. I had a lump on my head the size of my head. Inside, Toscanini was conducting The Anvil Chorus with real blacksmiths." - Ronnie Jackson Many great films-noir were released in 1947: Nightmare Alley, Crossfire, Born to Kill, Kiss of Death, ... Read full article

Throwback Thursday – My Favorite Brunette (1947)

By Michael on Feb 8, 2018 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of “Throwb... Read full article

Minha Morena Linda (1947) / My Favorite Brunette (1947)

By Lê on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

Minha Morena Linda (1947) / My Favorite Brunette (1947) Bob Hope foi um dos artistas mais populares do século XX. Em seus 100 anos de vida, ele fez quase 100 filmes, muitas vezes interpretando a si mesmo. Ele também teve destaque levando entretenimento às tropas norte-americanas em guerras,... Read full article

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My Favorite Brunette Quotes:

Carlotta Montay: He said he was safe.
Ronnie Jackson: Oh, he's safe all right... I mean, he's safe all right.
Carlotta Montay: But he's NOT safe! I KNOW he isn't!
Ronnie Jackson: No, no... He's in a terrible spot.
Carlotta Montay: But I feel he's in great danger.
Ronnie Jackson: Yes, yes, he's in great danger... yeah, but he's safe alright. He's safe. I sound like an umpire.
Ronnie Jackson: What kind of a sucker do you take me for? Just because you're a girl and... I'm a boy and you're... throwin' those big blue eyes at me and... you're lettin' me put my arms around you... you lemme hold you close... even closer... you think you can get me to do anything you want.
[They kiss]
Ronnie Jackson: [huskily] What do you want, baby?
Carlotta Montay: Darling, the first thing we've got to do...
Ronnie Jackson: [interrupting] We're doin' it.
State Trooper: If you bother us again, I'll personally punch you in the nose so hard it will look like other peoples' noses.
Ronnie Jackson: Say, I can be a lot of help to you, Sam. Look, here's my latest invention, right here - a camera with a keyhole lens. Takes pictures right through doors. I've been kicked out of five hotels already. How about it, Sam? Can I go to work for you? Just give me a simple "yes" or "no."
Sam McCloud: No.
Ronnie Jackson: Aw, but that's TOO simple!
Ronnie Jackson: Uh oh, her schizo's about to phrenia!
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My Favorite Brunette Facts
Bing Crosby, Bob Hope's long-term co-star and rival in the Road movies, plays an executioner who is livid when he doesn't get to execute Hope's character. Hope fires back saying, "He'll do any kind of role" (at the time, Crosby was a top star - but here he was doing a one-scene cameo.)
Finnish censorship visa # 028682.
Bob Hope wanted Bing Crosby's cameo as Harry so much that he paid him $5,000 to appear. The sum was later donated to a charity.
On a Capitol Records 78, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour waxed two Jay Livingston-Ray Evans tunes: the romantic "Beside You," a Lamour solo in the film, and a comic-banter ditty named after the movie, although this number was not performed in the picture.
Also exists in computer-colored version.
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