About this release
My Favorite Brunette stars Bob Hope as baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, who tells his story in flashback as he awaits the San Quentin gas chamber. While watching his private-eye neighbor's office, Ronnie is mistaken for the sleuth by the beautiful Baroness Montay (Dorothy Lamour) who hires him to find the missing Baron. With very funny surprise cameos by Alan Ladd and Bing Crosby, this excellent spoof of film noir movie detectives is rollicking good fun!
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Disc 1
DVD
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
87 min
ComedyMysteryRomance
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
Credits
Director
Elliott Nugent
Writer
Jack Rose
Edmund Beloin
Bob Hope
Cast
Bob Hopeas Ronnie Jackson
Dorothy Lamouras Baroness Carlotta Montay
Peter Lorreas Kismet
Lon Chaney Jr.as Willie
John Hoytas Dr. Lundau
Charles Dingleas Major Simon Montague
Reginald Dennyas James Collins
Frank Pugliaas Baron Montay
Ann Doranas Miss Rogers
Willard Robertsonas Prison Warden
Cinematographer
Lionel Lindon
Composer
Robert Emmett Dolan
Editor
Ellsworth Hoagland
Producer
Bob Hope
Daniel Dare
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 1, 2026