Boxoffice-December.25.1948

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saddle bags. Picture has all the trimmings a western fan would
like. Audiences at the Paramount will be mighty pleased folks."
—Alton Cook, World-Telegram
"A double natural— one of the funniest pictures of the year. You
laugh so much your sides ache. Everything you've imagined
'Buttons and Bows' to be when listening to the radio is there,
plus more. La Russell clicks. Hope's never been as eflFective."
— Lee Mortimery Daily Mirror
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"Hie to the Paramount and enjoy yourself. 'The Paleface' will'
do much to brighten Broadway and add to the general
4 merry holiday spirit. Hope sings 'Buttons and Bows',
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the number that reached the top of the Hit Parade
before the picture was released."
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— Kate CameroTi, Daily News
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"Adults can chuckle and so can their youngsters which is important this
holiday season. Done in the best Hope manner."
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— Eileen Creelman, Sun
"Paramount has struck pay dirt with 'The Paleface'.
Hope in top form. His
^rendition of 'Buttons and Bows' beats 'em all."
— Russell Rhodes, Journal of Commerce
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"One of the best comedies to hit the screen this year *
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the point of a gun." — Seventeen Maga-zitie
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"Calculated to bring the house down.
Splash and color and fast gags."
— Leo Mishkifi, Morning-Tele.
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