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The Paleface

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 31m
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6.7/10
4.3K
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Jane Russell and Bob Hope in The Paleface (1948)
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Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part of her cover.Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part of her cover.Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part of her cover.
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4.3K
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    • Norman Z. McLeod
  • Writers
    • Edmund L. Hartmann(original screenplay)
    • Frank Tashlin(original screenplay)
    • Jack Rose(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Jane Russell
    • Robert Armstrong
    • Norman Z. McLeod
  • Writers
    • Edmund L. Hartmann(original screenplay)
    • Frank Tashlin(original screenplay)
    • Jack Rose(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Jane Russell
    • Robert Armstrong
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Trailer 1:48
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    Jane Russell and Bob Hope in The Paleface (1948)
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    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • 'Painless' Peter Potter
    Jane Russell
    Jane Russell
    • Calamity Jane
    Robert Armstrong
    Robert Armstrong
    • Terris
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    • Pepper
    Bobby Watson
    Bobby Watson
    • Toby Preston
    • (as Robert Watson)
    Jackie Searl
    Jackie Searl
    • Jasper Martin
    • (as Jack Searl)
    Joseph Vitale
    Joseph Vitale
    • Indian Scout
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • Gov. Johnson
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Hank Billings
    Jeff York
    Jeff York
    • Big Joe
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    • Commissioner Emerson
    Wade Crosby
    Wade Crosby
    • Jeb
    Chief Yowlachie
    Chief Yowlachie
    • Chief Yellow Feather
    Iron Eyes Cody
    Iron Eyes Cody
    • Chief Iron Eyes
    John Maxwell
    John Maxwell
    • Village gossip
    Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    • Bartender
    Henry Brandon
    Henry Brandon
    • Wapato (medicine man)
    Francis McDonald
    Francis McDonald
    • Lance
    • (as Francis J. McDonald)
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Writers
      • Edmund L. Hartmann(original screenplay)
      • Frank Tashlin(original screenplay)
      • Jack Rose(additional dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Until Blazing Saddles (1974) came out, this was the highest grossing western parody of all time.
    • Goofs
      When the gunrunners arrive in the Indian village they are seen to be travelling in a covered-wagon in one shot, and on an open buckboard covered with furs in the next shot.
    • Quotes

      Potter: I've been chased by women before, but never when I was awake!

    • Alternate versions
      Remade in 1968 as The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968), starring Don Knotts and Barbara Rhoades.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Bob Hope Show: "15 of My Leading Ladies" or "Richard Burton Eat Your Heart Out". (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Buttons and Bows
      by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
      Sung by Bob Hope

    User reviews48

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    7/10
    The Bob Hope experience.
    *** out of ****

    This is a comedy of endless gags and one-liners. You will either find them funny or you won't. I found most of them funny, so I liked it. The highlight is Bob Hope singing "Buttons and Bows".
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    • johncusacksback
    • Aug 8, 2003

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1948 (Australia)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
      • Color

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