The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
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Film / 1947
My Favorite Brunette
Directed by
Elliott Nugent
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
The story
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
Cast
Bob HopeRonnie Jackson
Dorothy LamourBaroness Carlotta Montay
Peter LorreKismet
Lon Chaney Jr.Willie
John HoytDr. Lundau
Charles DingleMajor Simon Montague
Reginald DennyJames Collins
Frank PugliaBaron Montay
Ann DoranMiss Rogers
Willard RobertsonPrison Warden
Jack La RueTony
Charles ArntCrawford
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Anthony CarusoFirst Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Jack ChefeHenri - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Rube CliffordPrison Guard Captain (uncredited)
Charles CooleyWaiter (uncredited)
Bing CrosbyHarry (uncredited)
Boyd DavisMr. Dawson (uncredited)
Tom DillonCop (uncredited)
Mike DonovanKelly - Police Detective (uncredited)
Helena Phillips EvansMabel (uncredited)
Betty FarringtonMatron (uncredited)
Budd FineDetective (uncredited)
James FlavinDet. Lt. 'Mac' Hennessey (uncredited)
Al HillState Trooper (uncredited)
Roland Soo HooBaby Fong (uncredited)
Brandon HurstButler (uncredited)
Eddie JohnsonCaddy (uncredited)
Richard KeeneReporter (uncredited)
Alan LaddSam McCloud (uncredited)
George LloydGeorge - Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Matt McHughThird Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Clarence MuseSecond Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Garry OwenReporter (uncredited)
James PierceDetective (uncredited)
Ted RandWaiter Captain (uncredited)
Joe RechtNewsboy (uncredited)
Reginald SimpsonAssistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Brick SullivanPoliceman Leaving Stationhouse (uncredited)
Ray TealState Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
Harland TuckerRoom Clerk (uncredited)
John TyrrellBell Captain (uncredited)
John WestleyDoctor (uncredited)
Jean WongMrs. Fong (uncredited)
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