My Favorite Brunette
“He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!”
Synopsis
Ronnie Jackson works as a baby photographer and privately imagines himself as a private detective. A baroness mistakenly believes him to be an investigator and asks him to locate her missing husband, Baron Montay; Ronnie agrees to the request. Several days later he is on death row, where he spends his time recounting to reporters the unusual series of events that led to his imprisonment and impending execution.
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A crew of 52+ credited
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Edited by Ellsworth HoaglandShot by Lionel LindonScored by Robert Emmett Dolan
Also known as
- Detektiv mit kleinen Fehlernde
- My Favourite Brunetteen
- Morena y peligrosaes
- La Brune de mes rêvesfr
- La mia brunetta preferitait
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Cast & Crew
52 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bob Hope
as Ronnie Jackson
Dorothy Lamour
as Carlotta Montay
Peter Lorre
as Kismet
Lon Chaney Jr
as Willie
John Hoyt
as Dr. Lundau
Charles Dingle
as Maj. Simon Montague
Reginald Denny
as James Collins
Frank Puglia
as Baron Montay
Ann Doran
as Miss Rogers
Willard Robertson
as Prison Warden
Jack La Rue
as Tony
Charles Arnt
as Crawford
Supporting cast
32Anthony Caruso
as First Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
as Henri - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
as Prison Guard Captain (uncredited)
Charles Cooley
as Waiter (uncredited)
Bing Crosby
as Harry (uncredited)
Boyd Davis
as Mr. Dawson (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
as Cop (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
as Kelly - Police Detective (uncredited)
Helena Phillips Evans
as Mabel (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
as Matron (uncredited)
Budd Fine
as Detective (uncredited)
James Flavin
as Det. Lt. 'Mac' Hennessey (uncredited)
Al Hill
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Roland Soo Hoo
as Baby Fong (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst
as Butler (uncredited)
Eddie Johnson
as Caddy (uncredited)
Richard Keene
as Reporter (uncredited)
Alan Ladd
as Sam McCloud (uncredited)
George Lloyd
as George - Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Matt Mchugh
as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Clarence Muse
as Second Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Garry Owen
as Reporter (uncredited)
James Pierce
as Detective (uncredited)
Ted Rand
as Waiter Captain (uncredited)
Joe Recht
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
as Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Policeman Leaving Stationhouse (uncredited)
Ray Teal
as State Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
Harland Tucker
as Room Clerk (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
as Bell Captain (uncredited)
John Westley
as Doctor (uncredited)
Jean Wong
as Mrs. Fong (uncredited)
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