Road to Singapore
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
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Victor Schertzinger
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John Chard
So it begins. Bob Hope & Bing Crosby team up here for what was the start of a musical comedy franchise that would yield seven movies in total. Six of which would also feature Dorothy Lamour as the leading lady. This first outing finds the boys and Dorothy on the island of Kaigoon, where the lads are escaping from scandal and romantic entanglements and she tied to an abusive partner played by Anthony Quinn. With no money and trouble coming thick and fast, the three of them will do well to survive the week together, especially since love is once again in the air. It's probably (in a good way) the simplicity of the plotting's that made it such a popular franchise. For the "Road" movies are in truth simple frameworks on which to hang the charming comedy contrasts of Hope & Crosby. Though Crosby is not the straight man as such, he's the more reserved part of the duo, his mannered delivery of the lines and his casual approach to the scrapes they get in blends delightfully with Hope's more crash bang characterisations. And of course they are aided by Lamour who acts as not just as a catalyst for some play off shenanigans, but also as the rose between two spiky hormonal thorns. Road To Singapore is far from the best of the series and far from being the worst, but it holds up very well and harks back to a time when harmless innuendo, breezy pacing and a willingness to let the actors ad lib situations made for good wholesome comedy. Good songs dot themselves throughout the piece too, with the stand out being "Too Romantic" performed by Crosby & Lamour. A lovely little piece that serves as a foundation for a much loved series. 6.5/10
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Victor Schertzinger is the director of Road to Singapore.
The cast of Road to Singapore includes Bing Crosby as Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V, Bob Hope as Ace Lannigan, Dorothy Lamour as Mima, Anthony Quinn as Caesar, Monte Blue as High Priest (uncredited), Arthur Q. Bryan as Bartender (uncredited), Jimmy Dime as Sailor in Saloon (uncredited), Devi Dja as Native Girl (uncredited), Jerry Colonna as Achilles Bombanassa, Bobby Barber as Man Hit with Soap Suds (uncredited), Claire James as Girl at Party (uncredited), Ronald R. Rondell as Yacht Party Guest (uncredited), and more.
The duration of Road to Singapore is 1h 25 mins.
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Road to Singapore was released on 22 Mar 1940.
Road to Singapore is listed under Comedy, Music, and Romance on Fanbiz.
Road to Singapore has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 0.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "So it begins. Bob Hope & Bing Crosby team up here for what was the start of a musical comedy franchise that would yield seven movies in total. Six of which would also featur..."
