The Paleface (1948) on Blu-ray

Actor: Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong, Iris Adrian, Robert Watson, Jackie Searl, Joseph Vitale, Charles Trowbridge, Clem Bevans
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1948
Studio: KL Studio Classics
Length: 91 minutes
Released: 7/14/2020
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: Blu-ray
Misc/Special Features: NTSC, Anamorphic, NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Critic Sergio Mims, Entertaining the Troops, Command Performance 1945, “Buttons & Bows" Sing-Along, Theatrical Trailer, Optional English Subtitles
Language: English
Subtitles : Yes

DESCRIPTION:

The Wild West has never been wilder or funnier than in this classic farce which introduced the Academy Award-winning song “Buttons and Bows.” In one of his most popular roles, comedy legend Bob Hope (My Favorite Brunette, Road to Morocco) plays “Painless” Peter Potter, a timid correspondence school dentist earning a shaky living in the lawless West. When “Painless” is seduced into agreeing to a quickie marriage by the voluptuous Jane Russell (The Outlaw), he thinks his luck has changed. Little does he suspect that Russell is actually sharpshooter Calamity Jane, hot on the trail of a dangerous renegade gang and that she is simply using “Painless” as her cover and unwitting dupe! This Old West burlesque, brightened by Technicolor and uproarious slapstick, went on to become one of Bob Hope’s best-loved films and his biggest box-office hit. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod (My Favorite Spy, Alias Jesse James) and co-starring Robert Armstrong (King Kong). In 1952, Hope and Russell returned for the sequel Son of Paleface, co-starring cowboy legend Roy Rogers and his trusty horse Trigger.