Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Jackie Searl

Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence school dentist as part of her cover.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod

Release Date: December 24, 1948

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DVD Release Date: March 5, 2002

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  • February 26, 2009
    Alright I know I know but you just have to love theses schmooltsy wannabe westerns.....The singing was great and Russell was a seriously gorgeous laydee....
  • January 17, 2010
    Bob Hope was hilarious, and Jane Russell was good at her spot. It was just a bit silly, but still enjoyable.
  • July 3, 2009
    Bob Hope, uno de los comediantes y animadores más famosos de Estados Unidos, protagonizó este western en tono de comedia, filmado en un buen Technicolor, que ayudó a Jane Russell a lucir más su belleza en el papel de la legendaria Calamity Jane.



    The Paleface (1948), ante s...( read more)u modesto éxito, tuvo una secuela años más tarde, Son of Paleface (1952), dirigida precisamente por el guionista de la primera, Josh Tashlin, quien consideró que el director Norman Z. McLeod, no le había hecho suficiente justicia a su guión. Tal vez Tashlin exageró un poco. Para ser sinceros, The Paleface no presume el tener un buen guión, y el argumento no la octava maravilla. Si acaso, lo que más podía presumir Tashlin es el haber exhibido las habilidades de Calamity Jane: hábil con la pistola, alerta ante el peligro y, además, fuerte con aquel que se le pusiera enfrente.
    La película resulta entretenida si se está con el humor adecuado, a pesar de estar realizado con una producción nada costosa, vestuario que raya en lo hortera y del pobre desempeño de Jane Russell como actriz. Lo más gracioso que logra hacer la Russell, son esos besos que le da a ?Indoloro?, seguidos de un golpe en la cabeza. Un western gracioso, que de no ser por el nombre de Bob Hope, hubiera pasado a ser un producto desechable de inmediato.
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  • May 30, 2009
    I have to admit that I found most of Bob Hope's vehicles lame, including all of the "Road" movies; whereas some of his other, earlier Paramount stuff from the late '30s and early '40s (The Cat and the Canary; My Favorite Blonde) are pretty good.
  • January 3, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • August 10, 2008
    This is a very funny movie.
  • May 10, 2008
    This one cracked me up!!

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