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Release Date: 1947

Cast: Reginald Denny, Dorothy Lamour, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Hoyt, Charles Dingle, Peter Lorre, Bob Hope

Categories: Movies, Romantic comedy, Parody, Detective fiction, Detective, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, Crime Thriller, Romance Film, Film noir

My Favorite Brunette is a 1947 movie spoofing movie detectives and the film noir style. Starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, it also features Lon Chaney, Jr. playing Willie, a character based on his Of Mice and Men role Lennie; Peter Lorre as Kismit, a comic take on his many film noir roles; and cameo appearances by film noir regular Alan Ladd and Hope partner Bing Crosby. Sequences were filmed in San Francisco and Pebble Beach, California. The film was later featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia. The story is told in flashback from Death Row as Ronnie Jackson (Hope) relates the... MORE

My Favorite Brunette is a 1947 movie spoofing movie detectives and the film noir style. Starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, it also features Lon Chaney, Jr. playing Willie, a character based on his Of Mice and Men role Lennie; Peter Lorre as Kismit, a comic take on his many film noir roles; and cameo appearances by film noir regular Alan Ladd and Hope partner Bing Crosby. Sequences were filmed in San Francisco and Pebble Beach, California. The film was later featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia. The story is told in flashback from Death Row as Ronnie Jackson (Hope) relates the events to a group of reporters the events that lead to his predicament. Jackson is a baby photographer who dreams about being a real private detective like his friend Sam McCloud (Ladd). One day he is mistaken for a detective by a mysterious lady in distress (Lamour) and soon finds himself involved in a murder mystery. In 1975, the film entered the public domain in the USA due to the copyright claimants failure to renew the copyright registration during the 28th year after release. However, all authorized editions currently available are copyrighted by Columbia Pictures Television. My Favorite Brunette LESS