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My Favorite Blonde

film by Lanfield [1942]

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In Sidney Lanfield: Later films
In 1942 Lanfield directed My Favorite Blonde, the first of several hugely popular films starring Bob Hope. One of the comedian’s best vehicles, it featured Hope as a vaudevillian who becomes involved with a British spy (Madeleine Carroll) being chased by Nazis. Less successful was The Meanest Man in…
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In Bob Hope: Movies
…films from this period included My Favorite Blonde (1942), Let’s Face It (1943), Monsieur Beaucaire (1946), Where There’s Life (1947), My Favorite Brunette (1947), The Paleface (1948), Fancy Pants (1950), The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), and Son of Paleface (1952). Several films also showcased Hope’s skills as a song-and-dance man…
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