In My Favorite Brunette (El Gran Detective), Bob Hope plays a baby-photographer who dreams of being like Alan Ladd, who happens to be the detective next door. Hope gets his wish and mayhem ensues, with Peter Lorre and Lon Chaney Jr. added for menacing atmosphere. Bosley Crowther, the New York Times executioner–er, critic–actually liked this one. And hell wasn’t frozen over either. The last time I caught this movie was on a black and white tv. It’s a lot of fun and filled with typical Bob Hope tics and antics. This simple Mexican lobby card plays up the draw for this movie: Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour.
