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At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Baby photographer Bob Hope (Ronnie) dreams of being a detective. His dreams come true when detective Alan Ladd (Sam) leaves town for a few days leaving Hope in charge of things. Dorothy Lamour (Carlotta) enters the picture and needs a detective so Hope pretends to be Ladd and takes on her case. The film carries you along and whether you like it will depend on your opinion of Bob Hope. Personally, I'm always let down by his shtick and there are a couple of typical Bob Hope moments that annoy me. Firstly, he cracks topical jokes with asides to the audience which are never really funny in the first place, eg, finding a bottle of alcohol and referencing Ray Milland who won an Oscar for "The Lost Weekend" (1945), a film about alcoholism. Is that his best joke? Also, scenes drag on, eg, the drawing room with the record player not plugged in. Oh, come on, Bob - this is beyond frustrating! Set aside this, Dorothy gets to sing a song.However, like all his efforts, you go along with the ride and for me, the best part of the film comes at the end with the appearance of the executioner. It's actually funny!

This is a cute comedy classic for a reason - it's quite comical. There is a fun crime-mystery as the basis for the story and quite a bit of comedy to keep it fun.Bob Hope is good in this - such a strange and funny character Ronnie Jackson. Enter Willie (Lon Chaney Jr) and Kismet (Peter Lorre) and the fun really begins.I haven't seen this one in years - I finally seen it recently and I have to say the movie is even cuter than I recalled it to be. And I have to confess I forgot it was Chaney and Lorre in this particular film with Bob Hope. I'm glad I was reminded about this film - it's a worthwhile comedy.Fans of classic comedy films, Bob Hope, Lon Chaney Jr and/or Peter Lorre should like this one quite a bit.8.5/10

What surprised me about this screwball comedy was its ability to maintain suspense throughout the film. (Well, until the end, in any event.) Unlike an Inspector Clouseau film--Peter Sellers--where there is no intention at believability, this film strived for believability. And by and large succeeded. The viewer ends up believing that someone as dumb as Bob Hope would get himself into a situation--Kafkesque--where others manipulate his reality which ends up sending him to the death chamber. The film had as many twists and turns as the proverbial highway. And somehow, they all seemed to work in the congregate.While it ain't "The Maltese Falcon" or "Dial M for Murder"--it comes close.

My wife's church did a "Bob Hope Movie Night" recently in an attempt to raise supplies and donations for a local women's shelter,and "My Favorite Brunette" was the featured attraction. Sadly, the turnout was quite sparse, but everyone who showed up had a nice time.I came to the showing expecting to see Bob Hope do what Bob Hope does (in the movies) - fire off one-liners and zingers while playing a woman-chasing schlemiel who gets in over his head in a zany, exotic situation and then somehow rises to the occasion. And that's what he did.The screenplay didn't try anything new, just aped the conventions of detective films (and Hitchcock, of course) and had a bunch of bad guys and fabulous dames (well, ONE fabulous dame) chase our hero Hope through a series of set pieces and classic situations (the sanitarium, the grand hotel, the prison, the detective office, the winding back roads, etc) and kept things moving briskly along until it reached the conclusion you were expecting all along.They don't make them like this anymore, and perhaps that's just as well...but "My Favorite Brunette" is a great example of the way they used to make them.