The Paleface (1948)
- Starring:
- Bob Hope, Jane Russell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Norman Z. McLeod
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Paleface
Bob Hope's Technicolor western spoof The Paleface was one of the comedian's biggest box-office hits. Hope plays Painless Potter, a hopelessly inept dentist who heads west to seek his fortune. Meanwhile, buxom female outlaw Calamity Jane (Jane Russell) is engaged in undercover work on behalf of the government, in the hopes of earning a pardon for her past crimes. Jane is on the lookout for notorious gun-runner Robert Armstrong. To put up an innocent front, Jane marries the befuddled Potter, then keeps the criminals at bay by convincing everyone that Potter is a rootin'-tootin' gunslinger (actually, it's Jane who's been doing all the shooting). Armstrong, who has been selling guns to the Indians, arranges for Jane to be captured by the scalp-hungry tribesmen, but Potter comes to the rescue. Somewhere along the way, Bob Hope and Jane Russell get to sing the Oscar-winning Jay Livingston/Ray Evans tune "Buttons and Bows". There are many hilarious moments in The Paleface, but screenwriter Frank Tashlin felt that director Norman Z. McLeod failed to get the full comic value out of his material. To prove his point, Tashlin directed the side-splitting sequel, Son of Paleface (1952), which once more teamed Hope and Russell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 91 mins
Complete Cast of The Paleface
- Bob Hope - Painless Peter Potter
- Robert Armstrong - Terris
- Robert "Bobby" Watson - Toby Preston
- Joseph Vitale - Indian Scout
- Clem Bevans - Hank Billings
- Stanley Andrews - Commissioner Emerson
- Iron Eyes Cody - Chief Iron Eyes
- Tom Kennedy - Bartender
- Francis McDonald - Lance
- Skelton Knaggs - Pete
- George Chandler - First Patient
- Lane Chandler - Tough-Looking Galoot
- Kermit Maynard - Horseman
- Hall Bartlett - Handsome Cowboy
- John Miller - Bellhop
- Loyal Underwood - Bearded Character
- Al Bridge - Horseman
- Paul E. Burns - Justice of the Peace
- June Glory - B-Girl
- Bob Kortman - Spectator
- Eric Alden - Bob
- Dorothy Granger - Bath House Attendant
- Sharon McManus - Girl
- Earl Hodgins - Clem
- Jane Russell - Calamity Jane
- Iris Adrian - Pepper
- Jackie Searl - Jasper Martin
- Charles Trowbridge - Gov.Johnson
- Jeff York - Big Joe
- Wade Crosby - Jeb
- John Maxwell - Village Gossip
- Henry Brandon - Wapato, Medicine Man
- Frank S. Hagney - Greg
- Olin Howland - Undertaker
- Nestor Paiva - Patient
- Edgar Dearing - Sheriff
- Ethan Laidlaw - Henchman
- Sid Saylor - Cowboy
- Al Hill - Pioneer
- Charles Cooley - Mr X
- Babe London - Woman on Wagon Train
- Oliver Blake - Spectator
- Arthur Space - Zach
- Stanley Blystone - Spectator
- Jo Gilbert - Woman in Bath House
- Harry Harvey - Justice of the Peace
- Chief Yowlachie - Chief Yellow Feather
- Dick Elliott - Mayor
- Director(s):
- Norman Z. McLeod
- Writer(s):
- Edmund L. Hartmann, Jack Rose, Frank Tashlin
- Producer(s):
- Robert L. Welch
- Categories:
- Comedy
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