The Paleface
Seen it?1948 | 91 min | Comedy, Western
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved City Slickers, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Original Song.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
- Bob Hope'Painless' Peter Potter
- Jane RussellCalamity Jane
- Robert ArmstrongTerris
- Iris AdrianPepper
- Bobby WatsonToby Preston
- Jackie SearlJasper Martin
- Joseph VitaleIndian Scout
- Charles TrowbridgeGov. Johnson
- Clem BevansHank Billings
- Jeff YorkBig Joe