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Road Show

  • 19411941
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
511
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POPULARITY
84,332
24,394
John Hubbard, Carole Landis, and Adolphe Menjou in Road Show (1941)
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Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. TRich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. TRich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. T
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
511
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
84,332
24,394
  • Director
    • Hal Roach
  • Writers
    • Eric Hatch(from the novel by)
    • Arnold Belgard(screenplay)
    • Harry Langdon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Adolphe Menjou
    • Carole Landis
    • John Hubbard
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  • Director
    • Hal Roach
  • Writers
    • Eric Hatch(from the novel by)
    • Arnold Belgard(screenplay)
    • Harry Langdon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Adolphe Menjou
    • Carole Landis
    • John Hubbard
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    • 11User reviews
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    Adolphe Menjou in Road Show (1941)
    Willie Best, John Hubbard, Carole Landis, and Adolphe Menjou in Road Show (1941)
    John Hubbard and Carole Landis in Road Show (1941)
    Carole Landis in Road Show (1941)
    Charles Butterworth and Carole Landis in Road Show (1941)
    Carole Landis in Road Show (1941)
    Charles Butterworth, John Hubbard, Patsy Kelly, Carole Landis, Adolphe Menjou, and Margaret Roach in Road Show (1941)
    Margaret Roach in Road Show (1941)
    Carole Landis in Road Show (1941)
    John Hubbard, Carole Landis, and Adolphe Menjou in Road Show (1941)
    Willie Best, Charles Butterworth, John Hubbard, Patsy Kelly, Carole Landis, Adolphe Menjou, Margaret Roach, George E. Stone, and Polly Ann Young in Road Show (1941)
    John Hubbard, Carole Landis, Adolphe Menjou, and Margaret Roach in Road Show (1941)

    Top cast

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    Adolphe Menjou
    Adolphe Menjou
    • Colonel Carleton Carroway
    Carole Landis
    Carole Landis
    • Penguin Moore
    John Hubbard
    John Hubbard
    • Drogo Gaines
    Charles Butterworth
    Charles Butterworth
    • Harry Whitman
    Patsy Kelly
    Patsy Kelly
    • Jinx
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • Indian
    Margaret Roach
    Margaret Roach
    • Priscilla
    Polly Ann Young
    Polly Ann Young
    • Helen Newton
    Edward Norris
    Edward Norris
    • Ed Newton
    Marjorie Woodworth
    Marjorie Woodworth
    • Alice
    Florence Bates
    Florence Bates
    • Mrs. Newton
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • Willie
    The Charioteers
    • The Charioteers
    Johnny Arthur
    Johnny Arthur
    • Mr. N
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Brawler
    • (uncredited)
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    • Carnival Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Sven Hugo Borg
    Sven Hugo Borg
    • Brawler
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Roustabout
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hal Roach
    • Writers
      • Eric Hatch(from the novel by)
      • Arnold Belgard(screenplay)
      • Harry Langdon(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film was first telecast in Los Angeles Sunday 4 July 1948 on KTLA (Channel 5), in New York City Saturday 28 August 1948 on WPIX (Channel 11), and in Detroit Sunday 28 November 1948 on WWJ (Channel 4) as part of their newly acquired series of three dozen Hal Roach feature film productions, originally theatrically released between 1931 and 1943, and now being syndicated for television broadcast by Regal Television Pictures. It first aired in Fort Worth Saturday 12 March 1949 on WBAP (Channel 5), in Boston Sunday 26 June 1949 on WBZ (Channel 4), and in Atlanta Sunday 28 August 1949 on WSB (Channel 8).
    • Quotes

      Colonel Carleton Carroway: Well, I told her you were a great showman.

      Drogo Gaines: Oh, Colonel, why'd you tell her a thing like that?

      Colonel Carleton Carroway: Well, you're an imposter, aren't you? It's better to be a good imposter than a bad one.

    • Connections
      Featured in Classified X (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU YEARS AGO
      Written by Hoagy Carmichael
      Lyrics Harris Robison
      Song introduction by The Charioteers
      Performed by Carole Landis (dubbed by Martha Mears)

    User reviews11

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    More fun from Hal Roach and the gang
    This is another under-appreciated Hal Roach comedy, mixing screwball scenarios with slapstick antics. I never miss an Adolphe Menjou movie if I can help it, and he's great here as an eccentric industrialist (and/or recreational con man). He and John Hubbard escape from a mental health resort and join up with a traveling carnival run by the very lovely Carole Landis. Hubbard is secretly a millionaire, looking for true love after dodging gold-diggers. Patsy Kelly is Landis's pal, George E. Stone plays an amorous Indian, Charles Butterworth is Menjou's wealthy nephew, and Willie Best plays his usual stereotype role, but is very funny. All this and Hoagy Carmichael's catchy tune "Calliope Jane". A cute movie, lots of fun.

    See also: TURNABOUT (1940) and THE HOUSEKEEPER'S DAUGHTER (1939), all directed by Roach and featuring Hubbard and Menjou.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 26, 1941 (Portugal)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los locos del circo
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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