The paleface is one of his best films, and the unflappable russell is a great. Son of paleface is a film directed by frank tashlin with bob hope, jane russell, roy rogers, douglass dumbrille, year. The 1953 western comedy son of paleface starring bob hope and jane russell is a sequel to the 1948 film paleface, also starring bob hope and jane russell. The paleface 1948 stream and watch online calamity jane jane russell is working undercover for the u. The song won the academy award for best original song that. One of the interesting facts about the actor is that, he also. Welch, the film is about a man who returns home to claim his fathers gold, which is nowhere to be found. Mcleod, with bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, at turner classic movies. When painless is seduced into agreeing to a quickie marriage by the. The film s success led to a popular lux radio theatre show in 1948, the bestloved early cbstv sitcom titled mama from 19491957 with peggy wood as mama, and the itv play of the week in 1961. A sequel to bob hopes 1948 boxoffice success bob hope, 1952s son of paleface is a superior product in every way, thanks largely to the spirited, creative direction of frank tashlin. Mcleod with bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian, year.
Bob hope stars in this laughpacked wild west spoof costarring jane russell as a sexy calamity jane. Hope is a meek frontier dentist painless peter potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless calamity as she fights off outlaws and indians. The song won the academy award for best original song that year. With great costars to play opposite, a tunefilled score for all three leads to take part in, and even some action mixed with its off. The story, a series of vignettes, was about a middleclass norwegian immigrant family living on larkin street in san francisco at the turn of the.
Russell actually has quite a bit more to do in son of paleface than to just strut around being sexy and reprising the song from the first film which she also stared in, buttons and bows. Paleface was schooled musically by underground icon daniel johnston and soon discovered at an nyc open mic, by danny fields the stooges, the ramones, mc5, who managed him for 8 years. Calamity jane jane russell is coerced by the government to find out who is smuggling arms to the indians. It was hopes biggest boxoffice hit and very entertaining, though it is one of the rare cases where the sequel son of paleface, made in 1952, is even better. In this sequel to the paleface, bob hope and jane russell return as the lead characters. Son of paleface is a 1952 american technicolor comedy musical western film directed by frank tashlin and starring bob hope, jane russell, and roy rogers. Hope is cast as junior potter, a harvardeducated dude who heads west to claim the inheritance left him by his gunslinger father. Meanwhile, calamity jane is engaged in undercover work on behalf of the government. The paleface is a 1948 technicolor comedy western movie directed by norman z. A sequel to bob hopes 1948 boxoffice success the paleface, 1952s son of paleface is a superior product in every way, thanks largely to the spirited, creative direction of frank tashlin.
The harvardbred junior heads out west to claim his fathers inheritance. Son of paleface 1952 on tv channels and schedules tv24. Hope plays junior potter, who returns to claim his fathers gold, which is nowhere to be found. As a bumbling dentist trying to eke out a living on the frontier, things arent going so. The paleface is a 1948 technicolor comedy western film directed by norman z. Aug 29, 2017 the 1953 western comedy son of paleface starring bob hope and jane russell is a sequel to the 1948 film paleface, also starring bob hope and jane russell. Bob hope brings his trademark humor to the legendary western farce the paleface 1948, opposite an irresistible jane russell in this academy awardwinning technicolor offering. Featuring tour dates, music, art, videos, and more info. In this western spoof, painless potter is a hopelessly inept dentist who heads west to seek his fortune. Original title the paleface 1948 universal studios. Son of paleface 1952 07141952 us comedy, romance, western 1h 35m user score. They belong together bob hope stars in this laughpacked wild west spoof costarring jane russell as a sexy calamity jane, hope is a meek frontier dentist, painless peter potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless calamity as she fights off outlaws and indians. Sorrowful jonesthe paleface dvd, 2002 for sale online ebay. I compose for orchestras, chamber ensembles, and soloists in an american classical style that contrasts contemporary pulses and colors with romanticism.
In one of his most popular roles, bob hope plays painless peter potter, a timid correspondence school dentist earning a shaky living in the lawless west. Son of paleface by frank tashlin bob hope, jane russell, roy. The paleface 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. Funny hope western farce, but inferior to its sequel son of paleface. Keaton is made a member of the tribe and named little chief paleface. Son of paleface mastered in hd four years after his smash comedy hit, the paleface, bob hope my favorite brunette returned to the screen as junior potter, son of painless peter potter, the hapless hero of the first film. Junior potter returns to claim his fathers gold, which is nowhere to be found. The paleface 1948 film, a western comedy starring bob hope and jane russell. In fact, his father has left nothing but debts so, to ward off those who are owed money, he pretends he has a fortune hidden away in the hills. Pleasant enough for 20 minutes maybe a work of genius by the standards of those times and for those into the history of film. Paleface was born on april 21, 1978 in jarvenpaa, finland as karri pekka matias miettinen. Calamity jane is despatched to find out whos smuggling rifles to the indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence school dentist as part of her cover. His girlfriend, calamity jane jane russell comically protects him, and all awhile he thinks that he is a real heman.
The paleface 1948 calamity jane jane russell is working undercover for the u. Read the full synopsis of the paleface, 1948, directed by norman z. Mike is the luscious head of a gang of thieves, and roy barton is the federal marshal hot on her trail. In paleface bob hope marries jane russell in son of paleface bob hope, playing the the son of himself and jane russell, marries jane russell. In this western spoof, painless potter is a hopelessly inept dentist who heads. Released december 24th, 1948, the paleface stars bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Hope in the boxoffice hit the paleface 1948 and its sequel, son of paleface. This attracts the attention of a local villain who is wanted by a federal agent. Bob hope in his finest role as painless potter plays a nervous dentist who becomes a gritty gunfighter when he marries calamity jane jane russell, a troubleshooting woman, as a cover for her. Jane russell returned in the sequel to paleface, the 1952 comedy, son of paleface, in which she faced off against bob hope as the torch, a saloon singerhead of a gang of masked bandits. In this very good sequel to the paleface, which stands perfectly well alone, hope plays junior, the son of his character in the preceding film. The paleface contains examples of babies ever after. And, we find keaton on the side of the indians unlike so many westerns which demonized the native americans. Bob hope stars in this laughpacked wild west spoof costarring jane russell as a sexy calamity jane, hope is a meek frontier dentist, painless peter potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless calamity as she fights off outlaws and indians. The complete series dvd box set usa new free shipping. The paleface 1948 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The wild west has never been wilder or funnier than in this classic sixshootin farce which introduced the academy award winning song buttons and bows.
Kudos to keaton for his politics and he gets the squaw. She is secretly an outlaw the outlaw of the picture which is more than she could claim about her infamous role in 1943s the outlaw. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Frank tashlins sequel to norman mcleods 1948 film, the paleface, is considered by many to be superior to the original. He uttered the famous exit quote, it wasnt the airplanes, twas beauty killed the beast, at the film s end. Sep, 2017 russell actually has quite a bit more to do in son of paleface than to just strut around being sexy and reprising the song from the first film which she also stared in, buttons and bows. Top 10 most amazing robert armstrong movies and tv shows. Jane russell and bob hope renew their partnership from the earlier movie. Robert armstrong was an american film actor remembered for his role as carl denham in the 1933 version of king kong by rko pictures. With bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian.
Welch, the film is about a man who returns home to claim his fathers gold, which is nowhere to. In the film, hope sings the song buttons and bows by jay livingston and ray evans. Double feature 1948 starring bob hope and lucille ball on dvd and bluray. Sorrowful jonesthe paleface dvd, 2002 for sale online. Mcleod starring bob hope as painless potter and jane russell as calamity jane. That would seem to be the obvious payoff to a title card that follows a kiss and reads, two years later, but instead it shows buster and his girl still in their clinch making it the longest screen kiss ever. Money scene for jane as calamity jane russell in the bath house, pursued by thugs then catching a ride with incompetent dentist painless bob hope, who knows nothing of her secret government assignment, early in the paleface, 1948 view the tcmdb entry for the paleface 1948.
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