Description:Someone is selling guns to the Indians and in order to find the culprit Calamity Jane and a secret agent go undercover posing as man and wife. When the agent is killed Jane recruits a new husband -- none other than innocent dupe "Painless" Peter Potter, a totally inept dentist and confirmed coward who's main goal is to leaveSomeone is selling guns to the Indians and in order to find the culprit Calamity Jane and a secret agent go undercover posing as man and wife. When the agent is killed Jane recruits a new husband -- none other than innocent dupe "Painless" Peter Potter, a totally inept dentist and confirmed coward who's main goal is to leave the barbaric west far behind. When their wagon train is attacked by the Indians it's Jane's sharpshooting that saves the day, but she gives the credit to Potter making him an instant hero to the townspeople and instant target to both the Indians and the gunrunners.... (more)(less)
"1948 * "Buttons and Bows" — The Paleface • Music: Jay Livingston • Lyrics: Ray Evans
NOMINEES:
o "For Every Man There's a Woman" — Casbah • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: Leo Robin
o "It's Magic" — Romance on the High Seas • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "This Is the Moment" — That Lady in Ermine • Music: Frederick Hollander • Lyrics: Leo Robin
o "The Woody Woodpecker Song" — Wet Blanket Policy • Music and Lyrics: Ram"
"1948. BOB HOPE as Painless Peter Potter, JANE RUSSELL (Calamity Jane), ROBERT ARMSTRONG (Terris), IRIS ADRIAN (Pepper), BOBBY WATSON (Toby Preston), JOSEPH VITALE (Indian Scout), CHARLES TROWBRIDGE (Governor Johnson), CLEM BEVANS (Hank Billings), NESTOR PAIVA (Potter's patient), HENRY BRANDON (Wapato - medicine man), STANLEY ANDREWS (Commissioner Emerson), IRON EYES CODY (Chief Iron Eyes), TOM KENNEDY (bartender), JACK SEARL (Jasper Martin), JEFF YORK (Big Joe), HARRY HARVEY (Justice of the Peac"