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Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by Jesse. And when Jesse learns that Milford's boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have Milford get killed in the robbery while dressed as Jesse, and collect on the policy.
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Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Bob HopeMilford Farnsworth
Rhonda FlemingCora Lee Collins
Wendell CoreyJesse James
Gloria TalbottPrincess Irawanie
Jim DavisFrank James
Will WrightTitus Queasley
Mary Young'Ma' James
Mickey FinnTough #2 in Dirty Dog Saloon
Bob GundersonJames Gang Member
Fred Kohler Jr.James Gang Member
Ethan LaidlawJames Gang Member
Glenn StrangeJames Gang MemberVideos
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John ChardFeb 9, 2017
Paleface 3? Not quite, but a very enjoyable Hope picture it be. Bumbling buffoon insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells notorious outlaw Jesse James a $100,000 policy. When his boss finds out who the customer is, he dispatches Farnsworth after James in the hope of buying back the policy, he also gives strict orders that Farnsworth must ensure that James comes to no harm. Bob Hope sells Jesse James an insurance policy! that alone should prepare you for what type of… Read more
picture this is. There is nothing out of the ordinary here that we haven't seen before in most other Hope vehicles, and as a huge fan of "The Paleface" and the even better "Son Of Paleface", I would point readers to those pictures by way of them being far better. However, "Alias" has some fine moments that keep it way above average, in fact for visual gags alone this picture scores higher than most of Hope's better known comedies. Be it a steaming alcohol fuelled hat or a magic mushroomed fed horse, there is still much fun to be had as Hope plays out his winning formula. Along for the ride is the supremely sexy Rhonda Fleming as Jesse James' gal, Cora Lee Collins, and as James himself we get Wendell Corey looking as though he is rather enjoying himself. The final reel of this film is now something of legend as we get to play spot the genre star during a protracted shoot out, stars such as Gary Cooper, Roy Rogers & Gail Davis join Bing Crosby to close the picture on a mightily high point. 6.5/10