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Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers, Bill Williams, Lloyd Corrigan ... see more see more... , Paul E. Burns , Douglas Dumbrille , Harry von Zell , Iron Eyes Cody , William "Wee Willie" Davis , Charles Cooley , Carl Andre , Joan Arnold , Oliver Blake , Sue Carlton , Chester Conklin , Don Dunning , Al Ferguson , John George , Jonathan Hale , Louis Lane , Rudy Lee , Hank Mann , Leo J. McMahon , Charles Morton , Felice Richmond , George Russell , Robert St. Angelo , Robert L. Welch , Jean Willes , Frank Cordell , Cecil B. DeMille , Willard Willingham , Valerie Vernon , Fred Zendar , Hazel Boyne , Russ Conklin , Homer Dickinson , Jane Easton , Charmienne Harker , Howard Joslin , Lyle Moraine , Jack Pepper , Rose Plummer , James Van Horn , Gordon Carveth , Michael A. Cirillo , Isabel Cushin , Anne Dore , Warren Earl Fisk , Charles Quirk , Danny Sands , Douglass Dumbrille

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 cas... read more read more...t 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Frank Tashlin

Release Date: January 1, 1952

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DVD Release Date: November 21, 2000

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  • threefolddado
    June 16, 2008
    threefolddado
    Much more funny than the original.
  • davidmelton
    August 28, 2009
    davidmelton
    Younger folks probably wouldn't get the laughs from this movie that I do. An absolutely great example of good clean FUNNY, FUN.
  • butaworm
    August 4, 2007
    butaworm
    This movie is hilarious!! I died laughing when I watched it with my friend Ann Blevins. (she also has a giggly laugh, that is soo fetch!)
  • msclockart
    May 19, 2007
    msclockart
    Great sequel! Loved the reprised "Buttons and Bow" with Jane Russell and Roy Rogers! Bob's little quips are great! "When I was 12 oh what a joy! Mom told me I was a boy!"

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Paul Brenner
May 30, 2009
Paul Brenner, Filmcritic.com

smashes it out of the ball park Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
April 15, 2007
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

One of the rare sequels that is clearly better than the original. Full Review

Bob Bloom
November 14, 2002
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

A solid Western spoof, but not as funny as the original.

Ken Hanke
October 22, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Wild, cartoonish comedy. Possibly Hope's masterpiece.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Bosley Crowther
March 25, 2006
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Thomas Delapa
September 9, 2005
Thomas Delapa, Boulder Weekly

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Emanuel Levy
November 5, 2004
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Carol Cling
February 20, 2004
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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