Sorrowful Jones / The Paleface (Full Frame)

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"Bob Hope: The Tribute Collection Double Feature" includes: "Sorrowful Jones" - Bob Hope teams with Lucille Ball in this memorable story about a penny-pinching bookie called "Sorrowful Jones". Sorrowful takes a bet from a rotten gambler who leaves his young daughter as collateral. When the bettor doesn't come back, Sorrowful Jones learns some hard lessons about parenthood ? whether he wants them or not! Lucille Ball plays nightclub singer Gladys O'Neil, the apple of Sorrowful's eye. But gangster Bruce Cabot stakes his claim on her affections and the sparks fly in all directions. The stakes get raised when a big race comes around and Cabot says he will do anything to make sure his horse wins. But Sorrowful is not about to roll over, especially when the health and happiness of the little girl hang in the balance. A remake of the 1934 Shirley Temple film "Little Miss Marker", this wonderful version marks Bob Hope's debut as a bona fide "actor." As the New York Times states, "Mr. Hope's own personal Sorrowful ? and this film ? should be hugely enjoyed. "The Paleface" - The Wild West has never been wilder ? or funnier ? than in this classic six-shootin' farce which introduced the Academy Award ? winning song "Buttons And Bows." In one of his most popular roles, Bob Hope plays "Painless" Peter Potter, a timid correspondence school dentist earning a shaky living in the lawless West. When "Painless" is seduced into agreeing to a quickie marriage by the voluptuous Jane Russell, he thinks his luck has changed. Little does he suspect that Russell is actually sharpshooter Calamity Jane, hot on the trail of a dangerous renegade gang and that she is simply using "Painless" as her cover and unwitting dupe! This Old West burlesque, brightened by Technicolor and uproarious slapstick, went on to become one of Bob Hope's best-loved film vehicles and his biggest box office hit. Saddle up for the wild comic ride!.