Son of Paleface (1952) ( Son of Pale face )

Son of Paleface (1952) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Son of Pale face
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
186 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Collectors Edition
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1952 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Frank Tashlin

Written By:
Frank Tashlin
Robert L. Welch

Actors:
Bob Hope ..... Peter 'Junior' Potter Jr.
Jane Russell ..... Mike 'The Torch' Delroy
Roy Rogers ..... Roy Barton
Trigger ..... Trigger, Roy Barton's Horse
Bill Williams ..... Kirk
Lloyd Corrigan ..... Doc Lovejoy
Paul E. Burns ..... Ebenezer Hawkins
Douglass Dumbrille ..... Sheriff McIntyre
Harry von Zell ..... Mr. Stoner, banker
Iron Eyes Cody ..... Chief Yellow Cloud
William 'Wee Willie' Davis ..... Blacksmith
Charles Cooley ..... Charley

Synopsis:

Peter "Junior" Potter (Hope) has graduated from Harvard and now heads west to the town of Sawbuck Pass to claim his Daddy's fortune. When he gets there, Junior discovers to his horror that practically everyone in town claims to be owed a debt and that his father's treasure chest is empty. Junior stalls the townfolk for as long as he can. He makes the acquaintance of a singing cowboy named Roy (Rogers) and a sexy saloon performer with the masculine name of Mike (Russell), who has to fend off Junior's persistent advances. A mysterious masked bandit known only as "The Torch" has been leading midnight raids, meanwhile. What the wise-cracking, clueless Junior doesn't know is that the object of his affections, Mike, is in fact The Torch, and that Roy is a government agent with a Smith and Wesson Model 320 Revolving Rifle hidden in his guitar case, bent on capturing her.

A sequel to Bob Hope's 1948 box-office success The Paleface, 1952's Son of Paleface is a superior product in every way, thanks largely to the spirited, creative direction of Frank Tashlin. Hope is cast as Junior Potter, a Harvard-educated dude who heads West to claim the inheritance left him by his gunslinger father. Much to his chagrin, Junior discovers that his dad has left him nothing but debts. To stave off Potter Sr.'s angry creditors, Junior pretends that his father has salted away a fortune somewhere in the hills. This arouses the attention of curvaceous saloon owner Mike (Jane Russell), who doubles as a mysterious masked bandit known as The Torch. Meanwhile, Roy Rogers (playing a federal agent named Roy Rogers) keeps tabs on Junior, hoping that he'll lead him to The Torch and her gang. True to form, ex-cartoonist Tashlin fills the screen with a wealth of inventive sight gags and inside jokes: Cecil B. DeMille shows up as a photographer in one scene, while in another, Hope, about to embark on the film's wild climactic chase sequence, shoos away a couple of vultures wearing bibs, warning them that "You'll make the whole thing look impossible." Our favorite scenes: Hope's Wile E. Coyote-like reaction to a particularly potent drink, and his bedroom scene with Roy Rogers' wonder horse Trigger. And don't forget the film's slightly risque punch line "Let's see them top that on television," (you have to be there). Songs in Son of Paleface include "You Are My Valley of Sunshine," "Four-Legged Friend," "Wing Ding Tonight," "What A Dirty Shame," and a reprise of The Paleface's Oscar-winning "Buttons and Bows," performed by Hope, Russell and Rogers.

In this sequel to 'The Paleface', Bob Hope and Jane Russell return as the lead characters. Hope plays Junior Potter, who returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found. Throw in Russell as 'Mike', the luscious head of a gang of thieves, and Roy Rogers as a federal marshal hot on her trail.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 07 June, 2020.