{"id":18601,"date":"2011-07-13T13:31:16","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T20:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18601"},"modified":"2021-01-26T21:26:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T04:26:49","slug":"son-of-paleface-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18601","title":{"rendered":"Son of Paleface (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You, sir, have cast aspersions on my dear old daddy &#8212; the brave, low-down, mangy, crooked, drunken hero that won the West!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Poster-676x1024.jpg 676w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Poster.jpg 1729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe grown son (Bob Hope) of a notorious pseudo-sharpshooter travels West to retrieve his father&#8217;s fortune, but quickly finds that it&#8217;s been hidden. Meanwhile, a federal agent (Roy Rogers) is hot on the trail of the beautiful leader of a gang of thieves (Jane Russell), who Hope promptly falls in love with.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bob Hope Films<\/li>\n<li>Frank Tashlin Films<\/li>\n<li>Jane Russell Films<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis sequel to the enormously popular comedic western <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18549\"><em>The Paleface<\/em> (1948)<\/a> is widely considered to be even better, thanks to the direction and vision of Frank Tashlin (who scripted the original film, but was disappointed with how it was executed by director Norman Z. McLeod). To be honest, however, I don&#8217;t really find this one to be all that funnier or more original &#8212; with the exception of some amusing visual gags sprinkled throughout (sure to appeal to those who enjoy Tashlin&#8217;s uniquely &#8220;cartoonish&#8221; sense of humor). On the plus side, Russell is just as bodacious and sassy here (playing a character named &#8220;Mike&#8221;) as she was portraying Calamity Jane. On the negative side, Hope&#8217;s character (an acknowledged &#8220;idiot&#8221;) is even more of a ninny than his notorious father, Painless Potter the dentist. The presence of Roy Rogers and Trigger provides a bit of historical interest, but Rogers&#8217; acting range isn&#8217;t all that broad, and Trigger&#8217;s tricks &#8212; while cute and impressive &#8212; are few and far between.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative visual gags<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Visual-Humor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Visual-Humor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Visual-Humor.png 960w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Visual-Humor-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Visual-Humor-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Russell&#8217;s stunning gowns<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Gowns1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Gowns1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Gowns1.png 960w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Gowns1-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Son-of-Paleface-Gowns1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s recommended for fans of Hope, Russell, and\/or Tashlin. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0045177\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1952\/10\/02\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-bob-hope-and-jane-russell-see-in-son-paleface.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5687&#038;aff=13\">Spinning image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/son-of-paleface\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You, sir, have cast aspersions on my dear old daddy &#8212; the brave, low-down, mangy, crooked, drunken hero that won the West!&#8221; Synopsis: The grown son (Bob Hope) of a notorious pseudo-sharpshooter travels West to retrieve his father&#8217;s fortune, but quickly finds that it&#8217;s been hidden. Meanwhile, a federal agent (Roy Rogers) is hot on the trail of the beautiful leader of a gang of thieves (Jane Russell), who Hope promptly falls in love with. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18601\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18601"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66249,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18601\/revisions\/66249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}