The best Jane Russell’s comedy movies

Jane Russell

Jane Russell

21/06/1921- 28/02/2011
We present our ranking of the best Jane Russell’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Jane Russell.
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
7.1/10
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.8/10
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Road to Bali

Road to Bali
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 29/01/1953
  • Character: Jane Russell (uncredited)
Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.

The Paleface

The Paleface
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyWestern
  • Release: 17/12/1948
  • Character: Calamity Jane
Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane, Hope is a meek frontier dentist, "Painless" Peter Potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless Calamity as she fights off outlaws and Indians.

Son of Paleface

Son of Paleface
6.8/10
Peter Potter Jr. returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found.

Double Dynamite

Double Dynamite
5.9/10
An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.

The French Line

The French Line
5.1/10
Oil heiress Mame Carson takes an incognito cruise so that men will love her for her body, not her money.

Cauliflower Cupids

Cauliflower Cupids
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/01/1970
  • Character: Nira DiLaurento
Johnny Stiletto, godfather to the Cauliflower Cupids gang (six world boxing champions), decides to leave crime so his daughter can have a better life.

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
5.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 09/05/1957
  • Character: Laurel Stevens
When a movie star is kidnapped, everyone thinks it's a publicity stunt. It's not.

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
5.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 29/10/1955
  • Character: Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York as well as not getting nowhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous.

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