
Road to Singapore (1940)
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- Approved
- 1h 25min
- Comedy, Musical
- 22 Mar 1940 (USA)
- Movie
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.
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Stars:
Awards:
- 3 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
Bing Crosby | ... |
Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V
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Dorothy Lamour | ... |
Mima
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Bob Hope | ... |
Ace Lannigan
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Charles Coburn | ... |
Joshua Mallon IV
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Judith Barrett | ... |
Gloria Wycott
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Anthony Quinn | ... |
Caesar
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Jerry Colonna | ... |
Achilles Bombanassa
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Elvia Allman | ... |
Homely Girl (uncredited)
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Johnny Arthur | ... |
Timothy Willow (uncredited)
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Bobby Barber | ... |
Man Hit with Soap Suds (uncredited)
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Monte Blue | ... |
High Priest (uncredited)
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Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Don Brodie | ... |
Fred (uncredited)
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Arthur Q. Bryan | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)
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Carmen D'Antonio | ... |
Native Girl (uncredited)
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Paula DeCardo | ... |
Native Dancing Girl (uncredited)
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Jimmy Dime | ... |
Sailor in Saloon (uncredited)
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Devi Dja | ... |
Native Girl (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)
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Gloria Franklin | ... |
Ninky Poo (uncredited)
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Edward Gargan | ... |
Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
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Joe Gilbert | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Greta Granstedt | ... |
Babe (uncredited)
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Roger Gray | ... |
Cherry's Father (uncredited)
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Lucille Harding | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Grace Hayle | ... |
Chaperone on Yacht (uncredited)
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Shep Houghton | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Benny Inocencio | ... |
Native Boy (uncredited)
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Claire James | ... |
Girl at Party (uncredited)
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Dorothy Jarnac | ... |
Native Girl (uncredited)
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Payne B. Johnson | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Richard Keene | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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John Kelly | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Kitty Kelly | ... |
Sailor's Wife (uncredited)
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Laura Knight | ... |
Native Girl (uncredited)
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Helen Lynd | ... |
Society Girl (uncredited)
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Fred Malatesta | ... |
Native Policeman (uncredited)
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Miles Mander | ... |
Sir Malcolm Drake (uncredited)
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Louis Mercier | ... |
Man with Ruined Suit (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)
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Belle Mitchell | ... |
Native Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Chaperone's Companion (uncredited)
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Charles Morton | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Field Norton | ... |
Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)
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Bob O'Connor | ... |
Immigration Officer (uncredited)
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Marguerita Padula | ... |
Proprietress (uncredited)
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Steve Pendleton | ... |
Gordon Wycott (uncredited)
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Jack Pepper | ... |
Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)
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Esther Pressman | ... |
Native Girl (uncredited)
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Pedro Regas | ... |
Zato - Policeman (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring | ... |
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
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Ronald R. Rondell | ... |
Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)
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Robert St. Angelo | ... |
Native Policeman (uncredited)
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Larry Steers | ... |
Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Stoney | ... |
Tough Guy (uncredited)
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Richard Tucker | ... |
Officer on Ship (uncredited)
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Russell Wade | ... |
Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)
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Fred Walburn | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Morgan Wycott (uncredited)
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Directed by
Victor Schertzinger |
Written by
Don Hartman | ... | (screen play) and |
Frank Butler | ... | (screen play) |
Harry Hervey | ... | (based on a story by) |
Barney Dean | ... | () (uncredited) |
Ray Golden | ... | (special sequences) (uncredited) |
Sid Kuller | ... | (special sequences) (uncredited) |
Produced by
William LeBaron | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Harlan Thompson | ... | producer |
Music by
Victor Young | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
William C. Mellor | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Paul Weatherwax |
Art Direction by
Hans Dreier | ||
Robert Odell |
Costume Design by
Edith Head |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Templeton | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
A.E. Freudeman | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
John Cope | ... | sound recordist |
Earl S. Hayman | ... | sound recordist (as Earl Hayman) |
Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
Stunts
Dave Kashner | ... | stunts: bullwhip (uncredited) |
Jack Woody | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Roy Roberts | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Victor Young | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
LeRoy Prinz | ... | dances stager (as Le Roy Prinz) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Picture)
- Paramount Film Service (1940) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1940) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1941) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1947) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1947) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- M.P.E.A. (1948) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Western Electric (mirrophonic recording)
Storyline
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Taglines | Ready For Fun . . Fight . . or a South Seas Romance . . . ! They find them all on the . . . See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | After Fred MacMurray and George Burns turned down the chance to make this film, producer Harlan Thompson offered it to Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Thompson had seen the pair clowning on the Paramount lot, and it seemed to him that they got along well. See more » |
Goofs | 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 » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975). See more » |
Soundtracks | Faithful Forever See more » |
Quotes |
Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V:
If the world was run right, only women'd get married. Ace Lannigan: Yeah. Hey, could they do that? See more » |