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THE PALEFACE

Released Dec 24, 1948, 1h 31m, Western/ Comedy List
100% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 64% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings
Calamity Jane (Jane Russell) is working undercover for the U.S. government,
trying to capture a gunrunner named Terris (Robert Armstrong) in exchange for a
pardon for her previous misdoings. But when Jane's partner is killed, she takes
up with bumbling dentist "Painless" Peter Potter (Bob Hope) and passes him off
as a gifted gunslinger. When Jane is captured by a tribe of Native Americans,
however, Potter finds that he actually has to play the hero that Jane has
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Bob Thomas Associated Press Cheerful nonsense. Jun 20, 2019 Full Review Nell
Minow Movie Mom Rated: 4/5 •  Apr 24, 2004 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy
Hope milks his coward routine for maximum impact; Russell is also terrific.
Rated: 3/4 •  Jul 20, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com The plot is
slender and silly, but Bob Hope and Jane Russell have some good moments in a
comedy that was very popualar and led to an equally popular sequel. Rated: B- • 
Feb 14, 2011 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 •  Jul 30, 2005
Full Review Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan Funny Hope western farce, but inferior
to its sequel "Son of Paleface." Rated: 4/5 •  Oct 16, 2004 Full Review Read all
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William L Politically rather poorly aged, The Paleface leans too heavily on
Hope's shoulders to really remain solid in the modern day. He's plenty energetic
and goofy as dentist-turned-wannabe-hero 'Painless' Potter who gets into a
number of predictably unfortunate situations, often benefiting from lucky timing
or the benevolently violent Calamity Jane (Russell), but as a spoof Western even
Hope in his prime finds it difficult to drag an entire 90 minute feature film
that provides little else to support him. The plot is appropriately silly but
occasionally lacks engagement, dragging out some scenes well past their welcome
(like Potter's slow walk down the street to a showdown), and the film wears its
technical age on its sleeve. For its time (given the content of Westerns of the
period), you can easily see The Paleface earning its status as a popular hit,
but its better qualities can't really bring it to the status of a classic in the
modern day. (2.5/5) Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/21 Full
Review s r 1001 movies to see before you die. I enjoyed the sequel much better,
but I suppose this is also better than most Bob Hope shows. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • 
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The best movie
song ever sung: Buttons and Bows! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/26/23 Full Review kevin w The comic idea is simply to subvert the familiar
Western formula expected by audiences. Thus, Russell plays the tough one, the
one good with guns, while Hope is the nervous Easterner out-of-his-depth out
West, who couldn't hit the side of a barn if he was inside of it. There's a plot
perhaps, but let's not get technical, this is a personality vehicle, riding on
the stars' charisma. It's one of those where you imagine the cast had a good
time making it, and that that might even be a better movie. Unfortunately ...
the racism towards Native Americans is often more than distracting. Still, a
good Hope movie, and Russell seems happy not to have the focus on her chest for
a change. Look for Chief Iron Eyes Cody! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5
stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member jane Russell digs in as calamity jane
and bob hope blunders along as "Painless" the out of depth dentist in this maybe
good for its time but now dated screwball comedy Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5
out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Bob Hope. Bob Hope? Bob
Hope! That was going to be the entire review - but it's probably misleading.
Instead, this pairing of Hope and Jane Russell in a spoof of Westerns is only
middling at best with a few funny lines. Apart from the racist nature of the
plot (par for the course at the time), the film really is so family friendly as
to not really be comedy at all. Indeed, I think you could substitute Daffy Duck
for Hope and the film would play the same (except perhaps Daffy is more
subversive at times). Writer Frank Tashlin apparently so disliked what Norman Z.
McLeod did with his script, that he opted to make the sequel (Son of Paleface)
himself, before moving on to work with Jerry Lewis. I haven't seen the sequel
and I haven't built up my courage for Lewis yet. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out
of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bob Hope

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Robert Armstrong

Terris

Iris Adrian

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Bobby Watson

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MOVIE INFO

Synopsis Calamity Jane (Jane Russell) is working undercover for the U.S.
government, trying to capture a gunrunner named Terris (Robert Armstrong) in
exchange for a pardon for her previous misdoings. But when Jane's partner is
killed, she takes up with bumbling dentist "Painless" Peter Potter (Bob Hope)
and passes him off as a gifted gunslinger. When Jane is captured by a tribe of
Native Americans, however, Potter finds that he actually has to play the hero
that Jane has painted him to be.
Director Norman Z. McLeod
Producer Robert L. Welch
Screenwriter Edmund L. Hartmann, Frank Tashlin
Distributor Paramount Pictures
Production Co Paramount Pictures
Genre Western, Comedy
Original Language English
Release Date (Theaters) Dec 24, 1948, Wide
Release Date (Streaming) Jan 10, 2017
Runtime 1h 31m
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