| The Paleface | |
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| Directed by | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Written by | Edmund Hartmann Frank Tashlin |
| Produced by | Robert L. Welch |
| Starring | Bob Hope Jane Russell |
| Cinematography | Ray Rennahan |
| Edited by | Ellsworth Hoagland |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[1] |
| Box office | $4.5 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)[2] |
The Paleface is a 1948 American Comedy Western film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bob Hope as "Painless Potter" and Jane Russell as Calamity Jane. In the movie, Hope sings the song "Buttons and Bows" (by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans). The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year.[3]
The film had a sequel, which is written and directed this time around by its co-writer Frank Tashlin, called Son of Paleface, in 1952. In 1968, Don Knotts remade the film as The Shakiest Gun in the West.
- ^ "109-Million Investment by H'Wood In Current Technicolor Features". Variety. Vol. 169, no. 11. February 18, 1948. p. 7. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "All-Time Top-Grossers". Variety. Vol. 177, no. 6. January 18, 1950. p. 18. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Stafford, Jeff (2015). "The Paleface". Turner Classic Movies. Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Retrieved August 16, 2024.