Product Details

• Actors: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers, Trigger, Bill Williams
• Directors: Frank Tashlin
• Writers: Frank Tashlin, Robert L. Welch, Joseph Quillan
• Producers: Robert L. Welch
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Bci / Eclipse
• VHS Release Date: November 14, 2000
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004YS6Z
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,900 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

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Bob Hope returned to the wild West in Son of Paleface, mining the rootin' shootin' genre for gag after gag. Hope plays Junior Potter--another variation on his lascivious, cowardly, yet somehow endearing persona--a college boy who's come to California seeking his father's hidden gold. What he finds is an empty treasure chest, a pile of unpaid bills, vengeful Indians, buxom Jane Russell (as a saloon girl by day, wily bandit by night), and singing cowboy Roy Rogers. It's prime silliness, an ancestor to movies like Airplane! that never let a moment go by without an absurd joke. Russell sashays about in spectacular form-fitting outfits, Rogers yodels a few tunes, and Hope snivels and wheedles his way out of endless scrapes. Good-natured slapstick (though its depiction of Native Americans will raise the hackles on politically correct viewers). --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sequel Funnier than The Original, October 16, 2000

By	Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Maybe because I saw "The Paleface" after I saw "Son," I couldn't help but find it to be a much more satisfying and entertaining film. Bob Hope, in his inimitable style, is aptly sarcastic, witty, bumbling, crafty, and just plain funny as the son of the character from the original. Jane Russell seems to parody the sexy image of which she was so famous. Roy Rogers enjoys being the brunt of some of Hope's jibes about the cowboy's "squeaky-clean" persona. Technicolor has never made Trigger look better.

A great enjoyment for the entire family is this classic farce. Mel Brooks must have been influenced when he made "Blazing Saddles" decades later.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterically funny...actors and punch lines fantastic!, August 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Son of Paleface [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The movie, "Son of Paleface", which stars Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers, and Trigger (of course), is a fast talking, laugh-a-minute riot from start to finish. I myself have seen it about 30 times or more and I have never found myself bored. "Son of Paleface" is about Junior Potter (Hope), the son of Paleface Potter, "The Man Who Won The West". Although Paleface won the west, he didn't win the hearts of the people in Sawbuck Pass- he died owing a lot of money to a lot of people in that town. So after Junior Potter graduates as a Harvard man all decked out in his school spirit apparel, he drives out west to collect his father's "fortune" which had been willed to him. But after finding that his father's fortune was nothing more than the chest in which the money was supposed to be, Junior is not only dumped by his girlfriend back at Harvard, but he is forced to fake being in shock of the sight of all that money so he wouldn't be killed by the people to which the money was owed. Russell plays a crook on horseback- known as 'Mike' to Junior, who is slowly falling for her, and 'The Torch' to the government. And that's where Rogers comes in. He is assigned to capture 'The Torch', with Trigger's help as always. All 4 of these actors put on superb performances- yes, 4. I say 4 because in various scenes in the movie, Trigger shows off his talents as an actor wonderfully. What a horse! "Son of Paleface" is the sequel to "The Paleface" in which Hope played Paleface and Russell played his wife. Although that movie was funny, it in no way compares to "Son of Paleface". I think this is just about the only time that I can recall where the sequel is a million times better than the original. What makes "Son of Paleface" such a terrific movie is not only the storyline, the actors and the performances, the script couldn't be any better. The way Hope throws out those punch lines, you almost have to see the movie multiple times to catch all of them. You're just too busy laughing to hear them all! And in the middle of all this, Hope, Russell and Rogers throw some great songs in there, too. The movie also manages to incorporate a cameo by Bing Cosby, who co-starred with Hope in several 'Road' movies, and an appearence of penguins in the desert. Now, even though the movie is very unbelieveable, as you will discover at the end, the whole movie is fun and entertaining...even the 30th time through! I wholeheartedly recommend "Son of Paleface" to everyone. You can't find a better comedy movie out there.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent DVD of an excellent comedy., July 7, 2001

By	Paul J. Mular (San Carlos, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Son of Paleface (DVD)

The Brentwood DVD is an excellent way to watch this fun comedy.The picture is razer sharp from 35mm, and the colors are pure and brilliant. I wondered about the low price but the quality is there! And the movie is great, as the other reviewers had said.