My Favorite Blonde (1942) | |
| Director(s) | Sidney Lanfield |
| Producer(s) | Paul Jones (associate) |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
| Top Topics | |
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My Favorite Blonde (1942) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by Sidney Lanfield and produced by Paul Jones.
SYNOPSIS
A wartime spy comedy with Carroll enlisting vaudevillian Hope and his trained penguin in a coast-to-coast espionage mission that gets progressively more absurd. Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935), the progenitor of nearly all spy chase films, which also starred Carroll, appears to have served as the inspiration for this popular romp. Crosby makes a very brief appearance in a memorable scene.
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Quotes from
[Larry opens the door, sees a knife fly into the wood, and closes the door]
Larry Haines: [holding his hand out to Karen] Meet John Doe!
Karen Bentley: Mr. Haines, you're not listening to me.
Larry Haines: Yes, I am. I said every word you heard.
[Plane engine sputtering]
Larry Haines: What's that?
Karen Bentley: It isn't moving properly. There's not enough gas to clean a doily.
Larry Haines: Oh, that's fine. That's great! That means we're going to be stuck up here where everybody can see us.
[Screaming as plane dives]
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Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): William Irving (Waiter), Mike Lally (Chicago Taxi Driver). 'Frank Marlowe' (Chicago Taxi Driver) and William Lally (Telegraph Operator).
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onOctober 19, 1942 with Bob Hope reprising his film role.
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