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The Paleface

1948 · 91 min

A breezy, joke-a-minute western spoof where the cowardly hero bumbles through danger and the romance is as light as the gags.

Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong
Tagline
Like Merry Xmas and Happy New Year...They belong together!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
Genres
Comedy, Western
Starring
Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • love
  • justice
  • crime
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, western
Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
Written by
Edmund L. Hartmann, Frank Tashlin
Starring
Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong, Iris Adrian, Bobby Watson, Jackie Searl, Joseph Vitale, Charles Trowbridge
Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
Ray Rennahan
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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