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My Favorite Blonde

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NR,1hr 18min

Genre:

Comedy

Release:

1942

Director:

Sidney Lanfield

Starring:

Bob Hope, Madeleine Carroll, Gale Sondergaard ...more

Synopsis: Each of Bob Hope's "My Favorite" films (My Favorite Blonde, My Favorite Brunette, My Favorite Spy) was, by accident or design, a parody of a dead-serious movie genre. 1942's My Favorite Blonde, for example, was a takeoff of Alfred Hitchcock in general and Hitchcock's 39 Steps in particular. Two-bit vaudeville entertainer Hope gets mixed up with gorgeous blonde British-spy Madeline Carroll. The "maguffin" (Hitchcock's nickname for "gimmick") which ties the two stars together is a ring which contains ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review One of Bob Hope's strongest solo efforts, My Favorite Blonde is terribly silly -- but also terribly hard to resist. While it's often referred to as a satire of Hitchcockian spy films, it's more of a spoof than anything else, using spy films mostly for conveniences of plot and as an excuse for some wonderful gags and one-liners. Things don't start out too promisingly, as the exposition is awkward and ... Full Review

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	Bob Hope Larry Haines Madeleine Carroll Karen Bentley Gale Sondergaard Mme. Stephanie Runick George Zucco Dr. Hugo Streger

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