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My Favorite Brunette poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.4 / 100
1947·Comedy / Crime / Mystery·1h 27m

MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE

“He's a hilarious hawkshaw... with a case on Dottie!”

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.

Above the Line
Elliott Nugent·DirectorEdmund Beloin·ScreenplayJack Rose·ScreenplayLionel Lindon·Director of PhotographyRobert Emmett Dolan·Original Music ComposerEllsworth Hoagland·Editor
Cast
Bob Hope·Ronnie JacksonDorothy Lamour·Baroness Carlotta MontayPeter Lorre·KismetLon Chaney Jr.·WillieJohn Hoyt·Dr. LundauCharles Dingle·Major Simon MontagueReginald Denny·James CollinsFrank Puglia·Baron MontayAnn Doran·Miss RogersWillard Robertson·Prison Warden
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 2
Elliott Nugent·DirectorMel Epstein·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Bob Hope·WriterEdmund Beloin·ScreenplayJack Rose·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Lionel Lindon·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Ellsworth Hoagland·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Robert Emmett Dolan·Original Music ComposerGene Garvin·Sound RecordistHarold Lewis·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 6
A. Earl Hedrick·Art DirectionEdith Head·Costume DesignHans Dreier·Art DirectionWally Westmore·Makeup SupervisorSam Comer·Set DecorationJohn MacNeil·Set Decoration
Production· 3
Daniel Dare·ProducerBob Hope·ProducerHarvey Clermont·Casting
Other Departments· 2
Gordon Jennings·Special EffectsGordon Jennings·Visual Effects
By the Numbers
75.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
78%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind My Favorite Brunette's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#A36B3D
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Mood
Playful, Romantic, Comedic
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A retro movie poster on a solid red background features a large, smiling man's head with a prominent mustache and a plaid cap in the upper right, looking toward”

comedyromance
Key Elements
Plaid CapMustacheTwo Piece SwimsuitWhite Flower
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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