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My Favorite Brunette

He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.

19471h 27mNRComedy, Mystery, Romance

About My Favorite Brunette

Directors
Elliott Nugent
Cast
Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr., John Hoyt, Charles Dingle
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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