National catholic register the third of the wellknown road movies starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour is perhaps the best. After they realize their local gal pals intend to mar. Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an arabian nights city, where they compete for the luscious princess shalmar. Paul gerard george raft, a moroccan spahi officer and his french foreign legion garrison, holds off attacks from the native tribes of the emir of belrashad eduard franz, the father of cara marie windsor, the woman he loves. Despite their contrasting talents,there is no denying the great chemistry that existed between the pair,which makes road to morocco fun to watch. Even more puzzling, bob is being kissed and cosseted by moroccanprincess dorothy. It was the only such movie filmed in technicolor and was the first to feature surprise cameo appearances from other wellknown stars of the day. Road to morocco was followed by four more road pictures. Some of the most memorable scenes from any of the road films occur in road to morocco. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with turnover. Road to morocco 1942 stream and watch online moviefone. Also,if i may add,dorothy lamour and dona drake are also fun to watch,but for a different reason. For more full movies see two outofwork musicians, travel all over the united states trying to find work and stay.
Lighthearted and nonsensical, sophisticated but not overplotted, road to morocco represents the point at which the roadmovie formula had hit its stride but hadnt yet descended into self. It was preceded by road to zanzibar 1941 and followed by road to utopia 1946. The dance reached its climax with her being thrown extremely high into the air by cantor and is then caught by him on the palm of one hand in another position some distance away. Bing crosby also proves to be more than just a great singer. David butler the third of the bing crosbybob hope road films is considered to be the best, by almost everyone who has seen the series which started in 1940 and ran until 1962 a road to the future was planned for. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In this one crosby and hope play jeff and orville, two neerdowell cousins who are adrift at.
The picture on all seven blurays is sharper than the old dvds, but a dramatic improvement only in the case of road to bali 6, the only color film. The small back room 1949, uk aka hour of glory song of india 1949 sorrowful jones 1949 the story of seabiscuit 1949 the stratton story 1949 stray dog 1949, jp. She is known best for her performance in road pictures, a series comprising of seven comedy films. With ouarzazate known as the hollywood of africa less than 200 kilometers from marrakech, where gladiator and babel were shot, the red city is often a destination for film makers and crews as well. We start off on this page with old time movies worldwide then at the top, above the great lucille balls. An oscar nominee for best original screenplay, road to morocco is highlighted by bings rendition of one of his bestloved songs, the unforgettable moonlight becomes you. It was eichbergs last film and his first in a decade, having spend time abroad since his two part indianset the tiger of eschnapur. The character would also appear in the remake of that film, heaven can wait 1978, played by james mason. The film, which was written by frank butler and don hartman and directed by david butler for paramount pictures, is the third of the road to films. Road to morocco, american screwball comedy film, released in 1942, that was the third and most acclaimed of the road movies featuring bob.
Bob and bing are off on the road to morocco, an event they celebrate in song. In this musical, harold bob hope and george bing crosby are two vaudeville performers in australia. The more i read into wafa faith hallams the road from morocco, the more i realized i was holding a book thatif all literary lights are not dimmed by conventionshould become an instant classic. Road to zanzibar 1941 road to morocco 1942 road to utopia 1946 road to rio 1947 road to bali 1952 the road to hong kong 1962 each film is not simply a comedy, but a satire of some of the popular film genres of the day, including. Behind the camera road to morocco turner classic movies. Road to bali is a 1952 american comedy film directed by hal walker and starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour. I suppose thats just the typical male in me talking. Road to morocco, american screwball comedy film, released in 1942, that was the third and most acclaimed of the road movies featuring bob hope, bing crosby, and dorothy lamour jeff peters played by crosby and orville turkey jackson hope accidently blow up the ship they have stowed away on and are shipwrecked on the coast of africa.
Road to utopia 1946, road to rio 1947, road to bali 1952 and the road to hong kong 1962. In order to buy food, jeff sells orville into slavery. All of which were very popular with all movie goers. The desert scenes for road to morocco were shot on location in yuma, az. I honestly cannot recall a time when an autobiographical account. Extremely funny third road movie starring hope, crosby and lamour, possibly the best in the series. Anthony quinn, bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, vladimir sokoloff, dona drake official content from universal studios home.
A roadtrip traveling across morocco with friends sep 2016. Over the years morocco has provided the set for many films, film stars, and crews including othello, babel, sahara, the jewel of the nile and more. The specific references in this film are to the movie, here comes mr. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the david butlerdirected movie via. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Generally regarded as the best of the road pictures, road to morocco is as fresh and funny today as it was back in 1942. The formula for road to morocco is similar to what the marx brothers used in their movies.
Survivors of a mediterranean shipwreck, stowaways jeff crosby and orville hope paddle to a north african shore and hitch a camel ride across the desert to morocco. Choose from road to morocco sheet music for such popular songs as moonlight becomes you, the road to morocco, and. Released by paramount pictures on november 1, 1952, the film is the sixth of the seven road to movies. Like websters dictionary, bob hope, bing crosby and dorothy lamour are moroccobound in the third rollicking entry in their popular series of road comedies. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Pages in category films set in morocco the following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. Found out by mullay kasim anthony quinn, turkey bob hope and jeff bing crosby attempt to hide out among the bobbing heads, in a famous routine from the third road movie, road to morocco, 1942. Jordan 1941, which had just been released as road to morocco was in production. Road films have been a staple of american films from the very start, and have ranged in genres from westerns, comedies, gangstercrime films, dramas, and actionadventure films. Hevcbay, extratorrent, extratorrents, extratorrent ag, extratorrent. In what is almost literally a laughaminute, the two stars riff.
Having accidentally caused a merchant ship to blow up. Road to morocco is a 1942 film directed by david butler, starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour. Georgi is an illiterate stooge in a travelling medicine show who has to flee when he unwittingly reveals that their outfit is a fraud. Pop culture 101 road to morocco turner classic movies. Running up a tab in a local cafe, jeff bing crosby realizes turkey bob hope is a liquid asset, early in the third road movie, road to morocco, 1942. She gave a spellbinding snakelike dancing performance during the lady dances number in strike me pink 1936 with eddie cantor. Road to morocco full movie watch online, stream or download. Most of the comedy in this film comes, naturally, from bob hopes superb comic delivery and amazing sense of humor. Her prophet has warned that her first husband will meet a violent death within days of their marriage. Road to morocco trailer directed by david butler and starring bing crosby, bob hope, bob hope, anthony quinn, vladimir sokoloff. Stranded and broke in morocco, crosby sells hope into slavery to a beautiful princess. Lighthearted and nonsensical, sophisticated but not overplotted, road to morocco represents the point at which the roadmovie formula had hit its stride but hadnt yet descended into selfparody. Based on the novel amy jolly the onscreen credits state, from the play amy jolly by benno vigny and adapted by jules furthman, the film is about a cabaret singer and a legionnaire who fall in love during the rif.
The picture on all seven blurays is sharper than the old dvds, but a dramatic improvement only in the case of road to bali 6, the only color film in the series. Considered by many to be the best of the road pictures. Although as in most of the road pictures, bob hope and bing crosby give the impression of adlibbing their way through the film, most of their offthe cuff quips were either in the script or written by the writers of the stars radio. Its not so much a film with a story as a sequence of amusing scenes and musical numbers. Lux radio theater the road to morocco 4543 duration. Yearning to watch road to morocco on your tv or mobile device at home. Road to zanzibar 1941 road to morocco 1942 road to utopia 1946 road to rio 1947 road to bali 1952 the road to hong kong 1962 each film is not simply a comedy, but a satire of some of the popular film genres of the day, including jungle, arabian nights, alaskan adventure, and high seas. Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an arabian nights.
Stowaways jeff bing crosby and orville bob hope end up desperate and shipwrecked on the north african coast, where they shanghai a camel and journey across the desert to morocco. All seven films are excellent, but the first four are funniest, especially road to morocco 3 and road to utopia 4. Road to morocco is a 1942 american comedy film starring bing crosby, bob hope and dorothy lamour, and featuring anthony quinn and dona drake. An archetypal comedy from hollywoods golden age, road to morocco offering a perfect platform for the talents of bing crosby and bob hope on top comedic form. Road to morocco 1942 starving vagabond jeff bing crosby sells best friend orville bob hope into slavery in a moroccan marketplace to buy food.
Road to morocco 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After surviving a shipwreck, jeff and orville become guests of princess shalmar, who provides a romantic focal point for their wisecracks and. I guess thats what makes this film click, crosby and hope seem like two guys who really knew how to have a good time, and it comes through in road to morocco. Perhaps today the third film of the series is unjustly best remembered for some of the hit songs it spawned, moonlight becomes you and the title song. Easily the best hope and crosby film, road to morocco provides more laughs than most films i have seen. Since dorothy lamour was retired by the time the last film was made, she was given only a cameo role as herself. Outpost in morocco is a 1949 action adventure film directed by robert florey, starring george raft and marie windsor. Shipwreck survivors orville bob hope and jeff bing crosby wind up on the mediterranean coast and take a camel ride into a comedic arabian nightsstyle adventure, as the pair wind up fighting with desert warrior mullay kasim anthony quinn for the lovely princess shalmar dorothy lamour. Dorothy lamour radio star old time radio downloads.
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