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Adam_S · 12-19-2007, 01:11 AM

Paleface 7 of 10
Songs list - Buttons and Bows
OARDVD 12/18/07

terrific Bob Hope/Jane Russell comedy western. The song isn't much though, one of the more lame entries on the list and it has no bearing on the film at all. it's simply a lyric interlude that gives Hope a chance to sing, badly, off pitch and out of tune the entire time because he's trying to make it sound 'country/hillbilly/folky' and failing miserably at pulling off the vocal effect.

Hope plays a dentist, Painless, Russell plays Calamity Jane. The government springs Calamity from jail to pardon and recruit her to stop someone from laundering guns to the indians, when her cover 'husband' is killed she recruits Hope, marries him while leaving him unaware of her true identity and mission. There's a lot of pratfalls, and easy going send up of the western genre, capped off by a rollicking chase climax that was quite effective. The portrayal of the Indians is problematic, but that was the era, still it's the major thing marring an otherwise excellent film.

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Adam_S *Adam_S* Member Location: Marina del Rey, CA Join Date: Feb 2001 Local Time: 09:00 AM Local Date: 09-05-2008 Posts: 5,008	Re: AFI 100 Years Series Discussion & Challenges, vol. 2 Paleface 7 of 10 Songs list - Buttons and Bows OARDVD 12/18/07 terrific Bob Hope/Jane Russell comedy western. The song isn't much though, one of the more lame entries on the list and it has no bearing on the film at all. it's simply a lyric interlude that gives Hope a chance to sing, badly, off pitch and out of tune the entire time because he's trying to make it sound 'country/hillbilly/folky' and failing miserably at pulling off the vocal effect. Hope plays a dentist, Painless, Russell plays Calamity Jane. The government springs Calamity from jail to pardon and recruit her to stop someone from laundering guns to the indians, when her cover 'husband' is killed she recruits Hope, marries him while leaving him unaware of her true identity and mission. There's a lot of pratfalls, and easy going send up of the western genre, capped off by a rollicking chase climax that was quite effective. The portrayal of the Indians is problematic, but that was the era, still it's the major thing marring an otherwise excellent film. top 20 films 2008 film list My DVDs; S&S List 62...212 AFI lists: - DONE! Last edited by Adam_S : 12-19-2007 at 10:40 AM.