Son of Paleface (1952)

In this sequel to "The Paleface", Bob Hope and Jane Russell return as the lead characters. Hope plays Junior Potter, who returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found. ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Tashlin

Writers:

Frank Tashlin, Robert L. Welch,

Stars:

Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bob Hope	...	Peter Potter Jr.
Jane Russell	...	Mike 'The Torch' Delroy
Roy Rogers	...	Roy Barton
Trigger	...	Trigger, Roy Barton's Horse (as Trigger Smartest Horse in the Movies)
Bill Williams	...	Kirk
Lloyd Corrigan	...	Doc Lovejoy
Paul E. Burns	...	Ebenezer Hawkins
Douglass Dumbrille	...	Sheriff McIntyre
Harry von Zell	...	Mr. Stoner (as Harry Von Zell)
Iron Eyes Cody	...	Chief Yellow Cloud
William 'Wee Willie' Davis	...	Blacksmith (as Wee Willie Davis)
Charles Cooley	...	Charley (as Charley Cooley)

Storyline

In this sequel to "The Paleface", Bob Hope and Jane Russell return as the lead characters. Hope plays Junior Potter, who returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found. Throw in Russell as "Mike", the luscious head of a gang of thieves, and Roy Rogers as a federal marshal hot on her trail.

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Plot Keywords:

gold | sequel | shaving | penguin | release from prison | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bleichgesicht Junior

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Hope Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bob Hope offered the role of Mike to Maureen O'Hara but she turned it down. O'Hara loved the script but was going through an unhappy period in her marriage and felt that she would not be able to be funny in the film.

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Goofs

After Roy Rogers completes his visit with the governor on the stage coach, Roy climbs out on top the coach and catches a limb from a tree. As he is hanging there he whistles for Trigger. When Trigger comes out from behind a bush, you can see the leg's of a person who was holding Trigger behind the bush until Roy called.

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Quotes

Ebenezer Hawkins: You're just like your old pa. He was the lyingest, crookedest, mangyest, rottenest, low down critter than never drew a silver breath.
Peter 'Junior' Potter Jr.: Say, you really knew my daddy, didn't you? You, sir, have cast aspersions on my dear old daddy, the brave, low-down, mangy, crooked, drunken hero that won the West!

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Crazy Credits

8 Beautiful Girlies 8, count 'em! as The Dirty Shame Rockettes.

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Connections

Featured in The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)

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Soundtracks

"There's a Cloud in My Valley of Sunshine"
by Jack Hope and Lyle Moraine
Performed by Bob Hope and Roy Rogers (uncredited)

User Reviews

Another Trip West for Old Scoop Nose

Federal Agent Roy Rogers is on the trail of a mysterious bandit known as The Torch and little does he suspect at first that The Torch is that powerful piece of pulchritude, Jane Russell.

Of course gumming up his investigation is tenderfoot Bob Hope, who is the son of famous frontier scout Paleface Potter. Hope's not inherited much from his father's side. Therein lies a lot of the comedy in Son of Paleface.

The original Paleface film had the Academy Award winning song Buttons and Bows. This one has a whole load of musical numbers in it, better to utilize the talents of the three stars. One of them, Am I in Love was nominated for the Academy Award that year, but lost to Three Coins in the Fountain.

Best scenes in Son of Paleface involve the smartest horse in the west, Trigger, constantly outsmarting Hope. Well if Bing Crosby could constantly do it in every Road picture.................