The Paleface (1948)
Overview
Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane, Hope is a meek frontier dentist, "Painless" Peter Potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless Calamity as she fights off outlaws and Indians.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.7 |
Directed By
Norman Z. McLeod
Crew
Billy Daniel
Norman Z. McLeod
Edmund L. Hartmann
Frank Tashlin
Jack Rose
Hans Dreier
A. Earl Hedrick
Gordon Jennings
Sam Comer
Bertram C. Granger
Alvin Ganzer
Victor Young
Ellsworth Hoagland
Mary Kay Dodson
Gile Steele
Jay Livingston
Ray Evans
Wally Westmore
Gene Merritt
John Cope
Robert L. Welch
Ray Rennahan
Michael D. Moore
John Maxwell
Ralph Axness
Ed Fitzharris
Ed Henderson
Frank Thayer
TOP CAST
Bob Hope
'Painless' Peter Potter
Jane Russell
Calamity Jane
Robert Armstrong
Terris
Iris Adrian
Pepper
Bobby Watson
Toby Preston
Jackie Searl
Jasper Martin
Joseph Vitale
Indian Scout
Charles Trowbridge
Gov. Johnson
Clem Bevans
Hank Billings
Jeff York
Big Joe
Stanley Andrews
Commissioner Emerson
Wade Crosby
Jeb
Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yellow Feather
Iron Eyes Cody
Chief Iron Eyes
John Maxwell
Village gossip
Tom Kennedy
Bartender
Henry Brandon
Wapato (medicine man)
Francis McDonald
Lance (as Francis J. McDonald)
Frank Hagney
Greg
Skelton Knaggs
Pete
Olin Howland
Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
George Chandler
Patient #1
Nestor Paiva
Patient #2
Rolando Barrera
Indian (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Dealer
Russell Custer
Townsman (uncredited)
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