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Alias Jesse James
Look who they gave a gun!
Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by Jesse. And when Jesse learns that Milford's boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have Milford get killed in the robbery while dressed as Jesse, and collect on the policy.
- Original title
- Alias Jesse James
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
John Chard
Feb 9, 2017 · via TMDB
Paleface 3? Not quite, but a very enjoyable Hope picture it be. Bumbling buffoon insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells notorious outlaw Jesse James a $100,000 policy. When his boss finds out who the customer is, he dispatches Farnsworth after James in the hope of buying back the policy, he also gives strict orders that Farnsworth must ensure that James comes to no harm. Bob Hope sells Jesse James an insurance policy! that alone should prepare you for what type of picture this is. There is nothing out of the ordinary here that we haven't seen before in most other Hope vehicles, and as a huge fan of "The Paleface" and the even better "Son Of Paleface", I would point readers to those pictures by way of them being far better. However, "Alias" has some fine moments that keep it way above average, in fact for visual gags alone this picture scores higher than most of Hope's better known comedies. Be it a steaming alcohol fuelled hat or a magic mushroomed fed horse, there is still much fun to be had as Hope plays out his winning formula. Along for the ride is the supremely sexy Rhonda Fleming as Jesse James' gal, Cora Lee Collins, and as James himself we get Wendell Corey looking as though he is rather enjoying himself. The final reel of this film is now something of legend as we get to play spot the genre star during a protracted shoot out, stars such as Gary Cooper, Roy Rogers & Gail Davis join Bing Crosby to close the picture on a mightily high point. 6.5/10
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Bob Hope
Milford Farnsworth
Rhonda Fleming
Cora Lee Collins
Wendell Corey
Jesse James
Gloria Talbott
Princess Irawanie
Jim Davis
Frank James
Will Wright
Titus Queasley
Mary Young
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Bob Gunderson
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Scatman Crothers
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Annie Oakley (uncredited)
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New York Bar Gibson Girl Fan (uncredited)
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Harry Tyler
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Sailor Vincent
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Sam Hiawatha (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
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Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Norman Z. McLeod
Director
Bob Hope
Executive Producer
Joseph J. Lilley
Music Arranger
William Bowers
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