The Paleface

"Like Merry Xmas and Happy New Year...They belong together!"

1948 1h 31m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 82

ComedyWestern

Synopsis

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Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring 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.

“Like Merry Xmas and Happy New Year...They belong together!”

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Cast

Bob Hope
'Painless' Peter Potter
Jane Russell
Calamity Jane
Robert Armstrong
Terris
Iris Adrian
Pepper
Bobby Watson
Toby Preston
Jackie Searl
Jasper Martin
Joseph Vitale
Indian Scout
Charles Trowbridge
Gov. Johnson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Writers: Edmund L. Hartmann, Frank Tashlin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Paleface Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, shot by Ray Rennahan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Victor Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ellsworth Hoagland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Bob Hope and Jane Russell and Robert Armstrong carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "Like Merry Xmas and Happy New Year...They belong together!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040679 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Norman Z. McLeod directs. Ray Rennahan behind the camera. Victor Young scores. Ellsworth Hoagland cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

178 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "The Paleface Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, shot by Ray Rennahan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Victor Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ellsworth Hoagland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bob Hope and Jane Russell and Robert Armstrong carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Like Merry Xmas and Happy New Year...They belong together!".
8IMDB entry: tt0040679 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.