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Road to Morocco

  • 19421942
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
5.4K
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Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Morocco (1942)
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.
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Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.

IMDb RATING
7.0/10
5.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Butler
  • Writers
    • Frank Butler(original screenplay)
    • Don Hartman(original screenplay)
    • Erik Charell(contributor to treatment)
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Bob Hope
    • Dorothy Lamour
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Butler
  • Writers
    • Frank Butler(original screenplay)
    • Don Hartman(original screenplay)
    • Erik Charell(contributor to treatment)
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Bob Hope
    • Dorothy Lamour
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 50User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Bob Hope and Dona Drake in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Bob Hope and Dona Drake in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Dona Drake in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Dona Drake in Road to Morocco (1942)

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    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • Jeff Petersas Jeff Peters
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Orville 'Turkey' Jacksonas Orville 'Turkey' Jackson…
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Princess Shalmaras Princess Shalmar
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Mullay Kasimas Mullay Kasim
    Dona Drake
    Dona Drake
    • Mihirmahas Mihirmah
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    • Hyder Khanas Hyder Khan
    Mikhail Rasumny
    Mikhail Rasumny
    • Ahmed Feyas Ahmed Fey
    George Givot
    George Givot
    • Neb Jollaas Neb Jolla
    Robert Barron
    Robert Barron
    • Giant Bearded Arabas Giant Bearded Arab
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Belasco
    Leon Belasco
    • Yusefas Yusef
    • (uncredited)
    Sara Berner
    Sara Berner
    • Mabelas Mabel
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Aunt Lucy in Photoas Aunt Lucy in Photo
    • (uncredited)
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • Kasim's Aideas Kasim's Aide
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Botiller
    Dick Botiller
    • Warrioras Warrior
    • (uncredited)
    Rita Christiani
    • Specialty Danceras Specialty Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Cording
    Harry Cording
    • Warrioras Warrior
    • (uncredited)
    Vivian Dandridge
    • Turkey's Servantas Turkey's Servant
    • (uncredited)
    Yvonne De Carlo
    Yvonne De Carlo
    • Handmaidenas Handmaiden
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • Frank Butler(original screenplay)
      • Don Hartman(original screenplay)
      • Erik Charell(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Jeff and Turkey, two wild and crazy guys adrift on a raft in the Mediterranean, are cast away on a desert shore and hop a convenient camel to an Arabian Nights city where Turkey soon finds himself sold as a slave...to luscious Princess Shalmar of Karameesh. Naturally, Jeff would like to rescue Turkey from this "dire" fate, even if it means taking his place! But they haven't figured on virile desert chieftain Mullay Kassim, who has designs on the princess himself... —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
    • unintentional male to male kiss
    • singer
    • arabian stallion
    • talking camel
    • slavery
    • 44 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • You'll Shriek At These Shieks! . . . trying the double - Oh! on Sheikess Dorothy Lamour!
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Family
      • Music
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      The scene where the camel spits in Turkey's (Bob Hope's) face wasn't planned. The camel did it of its own accord while the cameras were rolling, and Hope's recoil and Bing Crosby's reaction were so funny that it was left in the final cut of the film.
    • Goofs
      Gun powder mixed with tobacco and rolled into cigarettes would not explode like firecrackers when lit. It would only burn rapidly with a hissing sound.
    • Quotes

      Turkey Jackson: A fine thing. First, you sell me for two hundred bucks. Then I'm gonna marry the Princess; then you cut in on me. Then we're carried off by a desert sheik. Now, we're gonna have our heads chopped off.

      Jeff Peters: I know all that.

      Turkey Jackson: Yeah, but the people who came in the middle of the picture don't.

      Jeff Peters: You mean they missed my song?

    • Connections
      Featured in Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      (We're Off on the) Road to Morocco
      (1942)

      Written by Jimmy Van Heusen

      Lyrics by Johnny Burke

      Performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope

    User reviews50

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    One of the best I've seen in a while
    Talking camels that manifest falsehood in moments of battle. Best friend rivalry over a beautiful princess in another distant time, in another exotic setting. Unconvincing sets of desert and sea make viewing a bit of an eyesore for those wary of its artificial conception. However, the interiors are done with just the right touch incapable for MGM to create with over doing the sets entirely without a hint of Ziegfeld. Nor is anyone overdressed inappropriately.

    Even better, "Morocco" has a hilarious and brilliant script directed by a Paramount director that obviously has an important asset essential for the trademark mix of these films, a sense of humour. Some of the most memorable scenes from any of the "Road" films occur in "Road to Morocco". And they certainly couldn't belong anywhere else.

    Perhaps today the third film of the series is unjustly best remembered for some of the hit songs it spawned, "Moonlight Becomes You" and the title song. However, other songs featured in the score should not be forgotten, despite the loveliness and catchiness of the other two.

    However, this film has something brilliant going for it that is sometimes missing in other screwball or highly comic films of the era. There is no Cary Grant, and no Carole Lombard. Yet all the actors manage successfully with zany screwball antics typically capable of the above at the highest of standards. The best thing the film has is Bing, Bob and Dottie and the teaming of the trio should not be forgotten as possibly one of the best in comedies.

    What this film must have done to wartime morale is amazing in a solemn era difficult to forget post Depression era. Yet today it remains as fresh as ever and anything else featuring Crosby, Hope and Lamour should not be passed over. It was certainly an unexpected gem of a surprise, and probably one of the few movies where the same jokes can get away with working twice.

    Whatever its flaws, "Morocco" is one of my twenty favourite films of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and the fact it's got a short time is even a greater bonus.

    Yet once the all too rare movie magic of the film sets in, you never want the road to end.

    Rating: 10/10
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    • Apr 27, 2000

    FAQ1

    • On the lifeboat, Jeff says to Orville, "I've got a T.L . for you." What did T.L. stand for?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1943 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Дорога в Марокко
    • Filming locations
      • Castle Dome Peak, Yuma, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,626,400
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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