The result was the paleface 1948 which features a cowardly hero known as painless peter potter bob hope, an inept dentist who often entertains the notion that hes a crack sharpshooter and accomplished indian fighter. Jul 16, 2011 the film had a sequel, son of paleface, in 1952. Jun 05, 2019 in turn she tricks a hapless dentist named painless peter potter bob hope into helping her. It was the highest grossing movie that bob hope made in his career and the third highest grossing movie of 1948. See the sellers listing for full details and description of any imperfections. The paleface is a 1948 technicolor comedy western film directed by norman z. Fleeing the scene of a shootout, potter travels west, accompanied by calamity jane jane russell, an undercover. Late in the movie painless is sneaking into an undertakers office where they suspect the arms are being stored. In the movie, hope sings the song buttons and bows by jay livingston and ray evans.
The paleface is a comedy movie, and western parody made in 1948, directed by norman z mcleod, and starring bob hope and jane russell. Bob hopes technicolor western spoof the paleface was one of the comedians biggest boxoffice hits. Sep 25, 2019 the rest of the film is a bouquet of schtick involving chuck wagons, indians, saloon visits and shootouts, with jane inexplicably growing fond of the ridiculous potter. Son of paleface 2003 an ivy league man bob hope goes west to collect an inheritance left by his gunslinging father and gets mixed up with federal agents and a saloonkeeper jane russell. Hope is hilariously out of his depth as a cowboy, providing many laughs with his movements as well as getting some of the advice given to him before a shootout wrong as usual. The shakiest gun in the west 1968 watch full lengths online movies. The result was the paleface 1948 which features a cowardly hero known as painless peter potter bob hope, an inept dentist who often entertains. The first was his theme song, thanks for the memory, which he sang in the big broadcast of 1938.
Double feature 1948 starring bob hope and lucille ball on dvd and bluray. Movies 1947, my favorite brunette 1947, the paleface 1948, fancy pants 1950, the lemon drop kid 1951, and son of paleface 1952. The paleface 1948 full movie, calamity jane is despatched to find out whos smuggling rifles to the indians, and winds up married to a hapless corresp. Son of paleface 2003 stream and watch online moviefone. In turn she tricks a hapless dentist named painless peter potter bob hope into helping her. Mcleod failed to get the full comic value out of his material. 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. Funny movie quotes from the paleface a very funny movie set in the old american west, where a dentist from the east played wonderfully by bob hope goes out west, where he meets outlawturnedlawman jane russell, who uses him as her cover while she looks for gun runners. Bob hope and passes him off as a gifted gunslinger. Although paramount news reported in october 1947 that the robert mitchell boychoir had been signed to sing buttons and bows in paleface, the song was performed in the film as a solo by bob hope. 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. Its difficult to imagine a bob hope fan who hasnt seen and enjoyed the paleface, costarring jane russell as calamity jane. Son of paleface 1952 720p bob hope, jane russell, roy rogers.
Full of slapstick and bulletquick dialogue, the paleface chronicles the adventures of a cowardly dentist, painless potter, who gets involved and falls in love with calamity jane. 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. 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. Junior potter returns to claim his fathers gold, which is nowhere to be found. In return for her services, johnson and emerson offer her a full pardon for her. The paleface is a 1948 technicolor comedy western movie directed by norman z. 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. The paleface 1948 calamity jane jane russell is working undercover for the u. Mike is the luscious head of a gang of thieves, and roy barton is the federal marshal hot on her trail. In the movie, hope sings the song buttons and bows by jay livingston and.
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. Released april 20th, 2003, son of paleface stars bob hope, jane russell, roy rogers, bill williams the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. In the film, hope sings the song buttons and bows by jay livingston and ray evans. Arguably bob hopes finest film, he also sings the films signature song buttons and. Rent son of paleface 1952 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. Calamity jane jane russell weds painless dentist bob hope as cover. Son of paleface 1952 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. To prove his point, tashlin directed the sidesplitting sequel, son of paleface 1952, which once more teamed hope and russell. In this movie, bob hope really isnt playing the concertina. In this western spoof, painless potter is a hopelessly inept dentist who heads west to seek his fortune. There are many hilarious moments in the paleface, but screenwriter frank tashlin felt that director norman z.
Welch, the film is about a man who returns home to claim his fathers gold, which is nowhere to be found. M4ufree 123 movies, free movie, best movies, watch movie online, watch the paleface 1948 movie online, free movie the paleface 1948 with english subtitles, watch the paleface 1948 full movie, watch the paleface 1948 in hd quality online for free, the paleface 1948, download the paleface 1948, watch the paleface 1948 with hd streaming. Several films also showcased hopes skills as a songanddance man and afforded him the opportunity to introduce many songs that became popular standards, including two sleepy people, buttons and. See all condition definitions opens in a new window. The paleface 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. Theme song buttons and bows which hope delivers with a clowning mock twang won an oscar, and the 1948 film spawned a sequel son of paleface, costarring roy rogers and trigger and a remake the shakiest gun in the west with don knotts.
Watch the paleface online stream full movie directv. Bob hope tribute collection sorrowful jones the paleface. Somewhere along the way, bob hope and jane russell get to sing the oscarwinning jay livingstonray evans tune buttons and bows. The paleface 1948 by 1948 the western genre was ripe for satire and screenwriter frank tashlin wanted to sendup owen wisters novel the virginian and all the cliches of the western from the fearless hero to the final shootout on main street. Rent son of paleface 1952 starring bob hope and jane russell on dvd and bluray. 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. With bob hope, jane russell, robert armstrong, iris adrian. Bob hope is at his best at the cowardly lady chaser, who has wonderful screen chemistry with the beautiful jane.
The paleface 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry. The song won the academy award for best original song that year. The paleface promo movie brochure 1948 bob hope comedy. The paleface is one of his best films, and the unflappable russell is a great match. But when janes partner is killed, she takes up with bumbling dentist painless peter potter bob hope and passes him off as a gifted gunslinger. Funny movie quotes from the paleface best clean funny jokes. The noted accordion player ernie felice was who the audience heard playing an. 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. Arguably bob hopes finest film, he also sings the films signature song buttons and bows, which is a great highlight. 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. This was the second movie where bob hope performed the academy award winning best original song, in this case buttons and bows. Although hope began his career in 1919 with a brief stint as a boxer, hope began his acting career in 1925 in various vaudeville acts and stage performances, before making his film debut in 1934 in the film short going spanish, 4 years later his feature debut would come in the big broadcast.
As he makes his way through the night, a black cat suddenly jumps out of a barrel in front of him in true. Bob hope s technicolor western spoof the paleface was one of the comedians biggest boxoffice hits. Read the the paleface movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. This is a selection of films and television appearances by britishamerican comedian and actor bob hope. 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. Intellectually, i could recognize and respect bob hope as a talent but honestly, while hes performing well, none of the gags he was performing were doing anything for me. Ebeneezer convinces junior that paleface hid his fortune before returning to boston and urges the college graduate to think of any hints his father may have given him as. Arguably bob hope s finest film, he also sings the films signature song buttons and bows, which is a great highlight. Hope plays painless potter, a hopelessly inept dentist who heads west to seek his fortune. When painless is seduced into agreeing to a quickie marriage by the.
Mcleod starring bob hope as painless potter and jane russell as calamity jane. The rest of the film is a bouquet of schtick involving chuck wagons, indians, saloon visits and shootouts, with jane inexplicably growing fond of the ridiculous potter. Bob hope in the paleface vintage movie trailer 1948. When jane is captured by a tribe of native americans. Buttons and bows bob hope jane russell the paleface.