My Favorite Brunette
Screening on Film
Directed by Elliot Nugent.
With Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre.
US, 1947, 35mm, black & white, 87 min.
With Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre.
US, 1947, 35mm, black & white, 87 min.
When a femme fatale mistakes a baby photographer for a private detective, hijinks ensue. Bob Hope stars as the photog who willingly agrees to help the damsel in distress (Lamour) in part to satisfy his own dreams of a more adventurous career. When he encounters a pair of bad guys (played by Lorre and Lon Chaney, Jr.) intent on rubbing him out, he may have to rethink his plans. Hope and Lamour keeps things light, while Lorre and Chaney add a much-needed dose of the bizarre in this charming parody of 1940s film noir.
