Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy afternoon
- classic movie night
What critics said
Critics and audiences broadly regard the film as an entertaining classic western comedy, with its popularity reinforced by a strong 91% Rotten Tomatoes score.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines gold-seeking, thieves, marshals, shootouts, and romance with Bob Hope's broad comic performance.
Junior Potter returns to claim his father's gold, but the absent fortune drives the central search.
Mike 'The Torch' Delroy leads a gang of thieves while serving as the film's alluring, formidable foil to Junior Potter.
Bob Hope's Peter Potter Jr. supplies the film's rapid-fire comic persona within a frontier adventure framework.
Films like Son of Paleface, and why
The Paleface
shared blend of western setting, broad comedy, musical interludes, and charismatic comic performance
The Cat and the Canary
shared Bob Hope-led western spoof with fast banter, frontier adventure, and romantic farce
Destry Rides Again
shared classic western comedy, playful genre parody, and ensemble-driven entertainment
Movie Details
- Director
- Frank Tashlin
- Release Date
- 1952-07-14
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (36)
Cast
- Bob Hope
- Jane Russell
- Roy Rogers
- Bill Williams
- Lloyd Corrigan
- Paul E. Burns
- Douglass Dumbrille
- Harry von Zell
- Iron Eyes Cody
- Trigger
Common questions
- What is Son of Paleface about?
- A bumbling heir, a glamorous outlaw, and a determined marshal collide in a brightly comic hunt for missing frontier gold.
- What is Son of Paleface like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Son of Paleface as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Son of Paleface violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Son of Paleface as mild.
- What did critics think of Son of Paleface?
- Critics and audiences broadly regard the film as an entertaining classic western comedy, with its popularity reinforced by a strong 91% Rotten Tomatoes score.
- Which films are like Son of Paleface?
- Films with a similar feel include The Paleface, The Cat and the Canary, and Destry Rides Again.
- How long is Son of Paleface?
- Son of Paleface runs 95 minutes.
