SON OF PALEFACE - SON OF PALEFACE

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Bob Hope returned to the wild West in Son of Paleface, mining the rootin' shootin' genre for gag after gag. Hope plays Junior Potter--another variation on his lascivious, cowardly, yet somehow endearing persona--a college boy who's come to California seeking his father's hidden gold. What he finds is an empty treasure chest, a pile of unpaid bills, vengeful Indians, buxom Jane Russell (as a saloon girl by day, wily bandit by night), and singing cowboy Roy Rogers. It's prime silliness, an ancestor to movies like Airplane! that never let a moment go by without an absurd joke. Russell sashays about in spectacular form-fitting outfits, Rogers yodels a few tunes, and Hope snivels and wheedles his way out of endless scrapes. Good-natured slapstick (though its depiction of Native Americans will raise the hackles on politically correct viewers). --Bret Fetzer

• Actors: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers, Trigger, Bill Williams
• Director: Frank Tashlin
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Language (Original Language): English
• Region Code: 1
• Release Date: 2000-11-21
• Running Time: 95 minutes
• Theatrical Release Date: 1952-07-14

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Reviewed on 2008-06-14 Even funnier than The Paleface This movie is even better than The Paleface. They just don't make 'em like this anymore. Comedy today is hurtfull and crass..The classic comedy actors and actresses aimed the jokes at themselves, not others. The laughs were never at the expense of anyone else. This movie belongs in any classic movie collection.

Reviewed on 2006-11-10 Son of Paleface (Bob Hope) Very funny movie but when purchasing remember you require a multi zone DVD player to play them if you live in other countries

Reviewed on 2006-08-09 Son of Paleface It had good actors and an excellence job and was funny.

Reviewed on 2006-04-18 Son of Palface 1952 Four years after his hit comedy "The Palface 1948" , Bob Hope (1903-2003) returned to the screen as Junior Potter , Son of Painless Peter Potter , the hapless hero of the first film (The Palface 1948) . The Harvard-bred Junior heads out West to claim his fathers inheritance .Returning for the sequel , but in a different role , is Jane Russell (1921 - ) as a outlaw named "Mike" who continually has to save this our hapless hero . Also starring in the sequel is the king of the Cowboys himself, Roy Rogers (1911-1998) and his horse trigger (1932-1965) who portray themselves . Hope teams with the pair to get to the bottom of a gold shipment robbery . Also for the sequel is the oscar-winning song "Buttons and Bows" .Cowriter and director Frank Tashlin (1913-1972) , a former cartoonist and screenwriter of the first (The Palface 1948) . High Quality transfer ! Recommended

Reviewed on 2006-04-05 Very Funny Western Farce With Bob Hope And Trigger The Wonder Horse In Top Form After the huge success of 1948's "The Paleface", which starred Bob Hope and the very beautiful Jane Russell in a hilarious farce set in the old west a sequel was a logical idea and this time around the jokes and general scenario were even better. Relying on the usual Hope format of jokes about current events (for 1952), a good natured jibe at pal Bing Crosby, and with him often stepping out of character during the story, to deliver some of his memorable quips, "Son of Paleface", is one sequel that really does work better than its parent. Apart from the beautiful Jane Russell returning in this sequel playing a different character from the first film, Bob Hope is teamed here also with western star Roy Rogers and his wonder horse Trigger. This makes for some great comedy and the laughs come thick and fast as Bob Hope good naturedly sends up Roy Roger's squeaky clean image and also has some memorable run ins with Trigger that have to be seen to be believed. I generally love the Bob Hope humour of his best films and while this effort comes much later in his illustrious career than such classics as "The Ghost Breakers", and "My Favourite Blonde", it is a memorable effort nevertheless that deserves the classic status that audiences have bestowed on it. You certainly never go into a Bob Hope comedy like "Son of Paleface", expecting realism and nor should you. What we do get here however is a laugh filled few hours of great comedy, tremendous gags, and often quite a bit of adlibbing. By the early 1950's Bob Hope had his cowardly, wise cracking persona down pat and his Juniour Potter character here is one of his best ever ready with a fast one liner or wry observation about his own cowardly manner. Silly and not to be taken seriously for one minute "Son of Paleface", may be but it is just the movie experience guaranteed to drive away any blues you may be feeling. It's been a very long time since a movie experience has been capable of really doing that and great credit must go to Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers and Trigger for this great piece of old fashioned comedy entertainment that is always worth another viewing of. Enjoy!

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