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Road to Singapore (1940)

APPROVED 85 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Romance  -   22 March 1940 (USA)
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Bing Crosby an Bob Hope star in the first of the 'Road to' movies as two playboys trying to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...

Director:

Victor Schertzinger

Writers:

Don Hartman (screenplay), Frank Butler (screenplay), and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bing Crosby ...
Dorothy Lamour ...
Bob Hope ...
Charles Coburn ...
Judith Barrett Judith Barrett ...
Anthony Quinn ...
Jerry Colonna Jerry Colonna ...
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Bing Crosby an Bob Hope star in the first of the 'Road to' movies as two playboys trying to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour... Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Playboy | Fishing | Feast | South Sea Islands | Whip  | See more »

Taglines:

Ready For Fun . . Fight . . or a South Seas Romance . . . ! They find them all on the . . .

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Esperanto (music only)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Caminho de Singapura See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The soap suds used for Ace Lannigan's stain removing product Spot-O were special heavy duty suds created by the prop department to hold up under the hot lights. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In one of the opening shots of the ship coming into port, the smoke from factories along the shore is moving backwards into the smokestacks. See more »

Quotes

Ace Lannigan: I just want you to stand there and admire me for a while. I just got an idea that's gonna make us a fortune. I don't know how I do it.
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Connections

Referenced in Road to Rio (1947) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Moon and the Willow Tree"
Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Music by Victor Schertzinger
Performed by Dorothy Lamour (uncredited) See more »