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Road to Morocco
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Overview

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7.3/10   2,232 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Frank Butler (original screenplay) and
Don Hartman (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 April 1943 (Australia) more
Tagline:
You'll Shriek At These Shieks! . . . trying the double - Oh! on Sheikess Dorothy Lamour!
Plot:
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
Goofy Stuff, But Rather Enjoyable more (25 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min (DVD) | 81 min (copyright length)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #8255) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | UK:U | West Germany:16

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Trivia:
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1996. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jeff enters the room where Orville and Princess Shalmar are watching the dancing girls, he walks down the center and then drifts slightly over to the left decorative border on the floor. In the next shot, he is well past the left border, standing near a column. more
Quotes:
[seeing the desert for the first time]
Turkey Jackson: This must be the place where they empty all the old hourglasses.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Road to Rio (1947) more
Soundtrack:
Aladdin's Daughter more

FAQ

On the lifeboat, Jeff says to Orville, "I've got a T.L . for you." What did T.L. stand for?
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Goofy Stuff, But Rather Enjoyable, 8 November 2004
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

With Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour all in good form, plus an interesting if wacky story, "Road to Morocco" is rather enjoyable despite the goofy nature of a lot of the material. It has a good variety of settings and comic material that help it keep going, and for all that much if it is silly, it is always good-natured and sometimes imaginative.

The desert setting and characters work all right as long as you don't take them too seriously or view it as any kind of commentary. The gently comic view of the characters and their habits is the source of some good gags, and the contrast between the locals and the two main characters is also used relatively well. There are several self-referential jokes (perhaps a couple too many) to make sure nothing is taken too seriously.

Besides Hope and Crosby, Lamour seems to relish her chance to play a princess, and Anthony Quinn is a suitably menacing adversary. Overall, it has to rank among the better of the stars' collaborations, not memorable so much for the material as for the chance to see the performers together.

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