The Paleface (1948 film)

The Paleface
Theatrical poster
Directed byNorman Z. McLeod
Written byEdmund Hartmann
Frank Tashlin
Produced byRobert L. Welch
StarringBob Hope
Jane Russell
CinematographyRay Rennahan
Edited byEllsworth Hoagland
Music byVictor Young
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 24, 1948 (1948-12-24)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "All-Time Top-Grossers". Variety. Vol. 177, no. 6. January 18, 1950. p. 18. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ Stafford, Jeff (2015). "The Paleface". Turner Classic Movies. Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Retrieved August 16, 2024.