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Director:
Hal Walker
Writers:
Frank Butler (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
8 April 1953 (France) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy | Musical See more »
Tagline:
TOGETHER AGAIN!...in the BEST and FUNNIEST "Road" Picture Yet!
Plot:
Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Hal Kanter obituary
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The Bali High equivalent of Flying High See more (34 total) »

Cast

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Bing Crosby ... George Cochran

Bob Hope ... Harold Gridley

Dorothy Lamour ... Princess Lala
Murvyn Vye ... Ken Arok
Peter Coe ... Gung
Ralph Moody ... Bhoma Da

Leon Askin ... King Ramayana
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Michael Ansara ... Guard (uncredited)
Besmark Auelua ... Lesser Priest (uncredited)

Humphrey Bogart ... Charlie Allnut (uncredited)
Robert Cabal ... Native (uncredited)
Herman Cantor ... Priest (uncredited)
Sue Casey ... Handmaiden (uncredited)
Larry Chance ... Attendant (uncredited)
Leslie Charles ... Handmaiden (uncredited)
Jack Claus ... Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Jean Corbett ... Handmaiden (uncredited)
Harry Cording ... Verna's Father (uncredited)
Bob Crosby ... Bob Crosby (uncredited)
Patricia Dane ... Handmaiden (uncredited)
Devi Dja ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Shela Fritz ... Chief's Wife (uncredited)
Roy Gordon ... Eunice's Father (uncredited)

Bernie Gozier ... Bo Kassar (uncredited)
Jerry Groves ... Lesser Priest (uncredited)
My Lee Haulani ... Beautiful Girl in Basket (uncredited)

Carolyn Jones ... Eunice (uncredited)
Mary Kanae ... Old Crone (uncredited)
Jan Kayne ... Verna (uncredited)
Richard Keene ... Conductor (uncredited)

Al Kikume ... Warrior (uncredited)
Kukhie Kuhns ... Fat Woman in Basket (uncredited)
Judy Landon ... Handmaiden (uncredited)
Donald Lawton ... Employment Agent (uncredited)
Raymond Lee ... Boy (uncredited)
Bunny Lewbel ... Lala Age Seven (uncredited)

Jerry Lewis ... Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)

Sylvia Lewis ... Temple Dancer (uncredited)
Luukia Luana ... Boy (uncredited)

Dean Martin ... Man in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
Charles Mauu ... Warrior (uncredited)
Patti McKay ... Handmaiden (uncredited)
Allan Nixon ... Eunice's Brother (uncredited)
Betty Onge ... Handmaiden (uncredited)
Satini Pualoa ... Warrior (uncredited)
Ethel K. Reiman ... Chief's Wife (uncredited)

Jane Russell ... Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
Irene K. Silva ... Chief's Wife (uncredited)
Bhogwan Singh ... Lesser Priest (uncredited)
Chanan Singh Sohi ... Lesser Priest (uncredited)
Larri Thomas ... Dancer (uncredited)
Kuka Tuima ... Warrior (uncredited)
Douglas Yorke ... Verna's Brother (uncredited)
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Directed by
Hal Walker 
 
Writing credits
Frank Butler (screenplay) &
Hal Kanter (screenplay) &
William Morrow (screenplay)

Frank Butler (story) and
Harry Tugend (story)

Produced by
Daniel Dare .... producer
Harry Tugend .... producer
 
Original Music by
Joseph J. Lilley (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
George Barnes 
 
Film Editing by
Archie Marshek 
 
Art Direction by
J. McMillan Johnson 
Hal Pereira 
 
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer 
Ross Dowd 
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
 
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John R. Coonan .... assistant director
James A. Rosenberger .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Dorothea Holt .... illustrator
John L. Jensen .... storyboard artist
 
Sound Department
John Cope .... sound
Lewis Hoagland .... supervising sound editor
Gene Merritt .... sound
Jim Miller .... sound recordist
 
Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart .... process photography
Gordon Jennings .... special photographic effects
Paul K. Lerpae .... special photographic effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Cliff Shirpser .... assistant camera: Technicolor
Loyal Griggs .... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff .... costume jeweller (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Van Cleave .... special musical arrangements
Gerard Carbonara .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Gus Levene .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Leo Shuken .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Van Cleave .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Charles O'Curran .... choreographer
 

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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G | Sweden:15 | UK:U | Finland:K-16 (1953) | Finland:K-8 (1965) | Portugal:M/6 | USA:Approved (PCA #16009)
Filming Locations:
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USASee more »
Company:
Bing Crosby ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
This was the only "Road" picture of the seven to be photographed in Technicolor. Ten years later, the British-made "Hong Kong" finale would revert to black and white.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When they are on the island, Lala has no flower in her hair, then flowers at the back of her ponytail and then a big flower on the side of her head - it keeps changing. Also, her skirt is quite long up until the time the crocodile is after Bob Hope in the pond. But in the next scene, her skirt is about thigh-high.See more »
Quotes:
Ken Arok:You will *love* Vaatu. It is an island paradise.
Harold Gridley:Girls, huh?
Ken Arok:Could it be paradise without girls?
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Alley to Bali (1954)See more »
Soundtrack:
MOON FLOWERSSee more »

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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
The Bali High equivalent of Flying High, 26 January 2006
Author: ptb-8 from Australia

On a scale of one to a million this rates about a 999,999 on the silly scale. In colour and with beautiful production values ROAD TO BALI made in 1952 contains as many up to date movie and social references as an encyclopedia written by Ludwig Von Drake. In a huge theatre these ROAD films must have lifted the roof with laughter, and as a DVD diversion in 2006 any of them can be a generous and loony mood lifter. There is actually many laugh out loud moments still to be had even if you weren't born or aware of life in the early 50s. THE ROAD TO BALI (pronounced "Bally" by Americans; "Barley" by the rest of us) is basically flat-out hilarious with quips and ad libs galore. Even if you cringe at Bing Crosby as I do, there is enough genuinely funny lines and situations and terrible gags to overwhelm you...much like THE PRODUCERS released this year insists we find it relentlessly dementedly funny. To me Bob Hope has always been Daffy Duck (Groucho Marx was Bugs Bunny) and it is his vaudeville lunacy that carries Crosby inbetween squabbling over Lamour and pushing through all parts of the set. This film has some excellent special effects, very admirable for '52. A hilarious cameo from Jane Russell is the cherry on the icing. Some big dance scenes are an added bonus. Fun fun and demented fun. What a year 1952 was for hilarious films (look 'em up).

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