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Son of Paleface

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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).

Critics Reviews

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/11/2021
3/4
A follow-up to 1948's The Paleface, Son of Paleface reunites that film's potent team of Bob Hope and Jane Russell. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/30/2019
...the clowning is certainly fast and genial, and Jane Russell is a wondrous sight to see. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 06/01/2015
Irresistible sagebrush jamboree Go to Full Review
Paul Brenner Filmcritic.com 05/30/2009
5/5
smashes it out of the ball park Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/15/2007
B+
One of the rare sequels that is clearly better than the original. Go to Full Review
Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly 09/09/2005
2/5
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Audience Reviews

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bruce F @bruce999 Aug 14 perhaps hopes funniest. i thought it was funny, him, trying to walk down the stairs with these big spurs on his boots.... bang, bang, bang, screech from a cat. its enjoyable. isn't that the purpose of a movie ? See more Abe A @RT14133446 07/31/2024 Better than The Paleface but with less structure. Roy Rogers is a great addition. The Bob Hope parts have dated worse than the Jane Russell parts. If you look a peculiar kind of slapstick, over the top, spoof-like humor you'll like this, but that kind of comedy isn't really my thing. Hope's gags are tired and cliched by now but may have been top of the roost in 1952. Thankfully it's just about the right length (maybe could be 10-20 minutes shorter) and good for a single viewing. See more s r @ScottR 05/04/2020 Any movie that kids at Harvard like this one is worth the time. Although the humor is cliched, it grows on you. This was some of the best wit I've seen since the Marx brothers. See more Jon T @jon_talbot56 03/28/2020 Quite simply one of the best comedies ever made. The gags keep coming and are delivered expertly. No one over acts and Jane Russell is fantastic. If you cannot enjoy this, well I really do not know what to say. Glorious. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader 04/29/2019 The best comedy movie ever made! See more 09/28/2016 Whereas THE PALEFACE was a comedy with music, Frank Tashlin's sequel is a full-fledged musical; Hope and Russell are joined this time around by Roy Rogers (who reprises the Oscar-winning "Buttons and Bows") and Trigger; the two stars also introduce to Oscar-nominated "Am I In Love?" Good fun. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis 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).
Director
Frank Tashlin
Producer
Robert L. Welch
Screenwriter
Frank Tashlin, Joseph Quillan, Robert L. Welch
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Hope Enterprises
Genre
Western, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 14, 1952, Original
Runtime
1h 35m
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