had mistakenly given the keyhole photo negative to his customer. The photo from that negative revealed the "uncle" as an impostor. Carlotta said that a detective took that lead, capturing the gang, and "the rest was routine". Ronnie is cleared, and Carlotta's uncle is safe. The warden tells the executioner that the execution was cancelled. The executioner (Bing Crosby) curses and walks away. Ronnie and Carlotta embrace. Cast Bob Hope as Ronnie Jackson Dorothy Lamour as Baroness Carlotta Montay Peter Lorre as Kismet Lon Chaney, Jr. as Willie John Hoyt as Dr. Lundau Charles Dingle as Major Simon Montague Reginald Denny as James Collins Frank Puglia as Baron Montay Ann Doran as Miss Rogers Willard Robertson as Prison Warden Jack La Rue as Tony Charles Arnt as Crawford Alan Ladd as Sam McCloud (cameo appearance) Bing Crosby as Would-be Executioner Harry (cameo appearance) Reception Bosley Crowther of The New York Times liked the film, saying: "Paramount knows a good thing when it sees one, especially when it earns a pile of bucks. And it also knows that there is magic in the juxtaposition of Mr. Hope and a dame—any dame this side of Woodlawn—and a preposterously turbulent plot. That's why the Paramount's new picture, the aforementioned "My Favorite Brunette," which candidly observes these criteria, is a commendably funny film." My Favorite Brunette was described by a reviewer for the St. Petersburg Times as a "first rate [Bob] Hope performance". Home media In 1975, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. My Favorite Brunette has been widely available on home video it was first released on VHS by Video Treasures in July 1994 (When it was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television in 1986) with most copies varying in picture and sound quality. There have been authorized video releases of the film, under license from the Bob Hope estate and distributor FremantleMedia North America, using the original negatives stored at Sony. One such release was licensed to Shout! Factory in 2010 in a DVD box set with other Hope films. See also List of films in the public domain in the United States My Favorite Blonde (1942) with Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll My Favorite Spy (1951) with Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr References External links 1947 films 1947 romantic comedy films American black-and-white