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Road to Bali

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
4.9K
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Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble.Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble.Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
4.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hal Walker
  • Writers
    • Frank Butler(screenplay)
    • Hal Kanter(screenplay)
    • William Morrow(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Bob Hope
    • Dorothy Lamour
Top credits
  • Director
    • Hal Walker
  • Writers
    • Frank Butler(screenplay)
    • Hal Kanter(screenplay)
    • William Morrow(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Bob Hope
    • Dorothy Lamour
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 50User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)

    Top cast

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    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • George Cochranas George Cochran
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Harold Gridleyas Harold Gridley
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Princess Lalaas Princess Lala
    Murvyn Vye
    Murvyn Vye
    • Ken Arokas Ken Arok
    Peter Coe
    Peter Coe
    • Gungas Gung
    Ralph Moody
    Ralph Moody
    • Bhoma Daas Bhoma Da
    Leon Askin
    Leon Askin
    • King Ramayanaas King Ramayana
    Michael Ansara
    Michael Ansara
    • Guardas Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Besmark Auelua
    • Lesser Priestas Lesser Priest
    • (uncredited)
    John Barton
    • Audience Memberas Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Bloom
    Phil Bloom
    • Unemployed Manas Unemployed Man
    • (uncredited)
    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • Charlie Allnutas Charlie Allnut
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Borella
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Warrioras Warrior
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Cabal
    Robert Cabal
    • Nativeas Native
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Calvert
    • Gorillaas Gorilla
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Cantor
    • Priestas Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Sue Casey
    • Handmaidenas Handmaiden
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hal Walker
    • Writers
      • Frank Butler(screenplay) (story)
      • Hal Kanter(screenplay)
      • William Morrow(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In her 1980 autobiography, "My Side of the Road," (co-written with Dick McInnes), Dorothy Lamour relates how disappointed she was at not being asked to sing on the Decca album, which re-created the film score in the recording studio. Her umbrage was largely in response to learning that it was Bing Crosby himself who recruited Peggy Lee to replace her.
    • Goofs
      When the widowed ape is holding George (Crosby) in her lap, Crosby's socks switch between red in one shot and pale yellow in the next shot. Skipping back and forth - the scene must have been filmed over more than one day.
    • Quotes

      [One of the film's many cameos]

      Princess Lala: Look!

      George Cochran: The African Queen! Humphrey Bogart?

      Harold Gridley: Boy, is he lost!

      George Cochran: Hey! Hey, Bogie!

      [All three run toward Bogart]

      Harold Gridley: Hey, jungle fever! That's what we got. That was just a mirage!

      George Cochran: Oh yeah? What about this?

      [Holding up a trophy]

      George Cochran: Humphrey Bogart's Academy Award!

      Harold Gridley: An Oscar! Gimme that, you got one. Friends, this is a great occasion, me receiving this Academy Award. And I'd like to say a word...

      [roar from offstage]

      George Cochran: Run!

      Harold Gridley: That's the word!

    • Crazy credits
      In the end, Harold Gridley is trying to get rid of the "The End" text, but it wouldn't go away. When it faded to black it reads "Positively The End".
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: The One and Only Bing (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Chicago Style
      Music by Jimmy Van Heusen

      Lyrics by Johnny Burke

      Sung by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby

    User reviews50

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    The Bali High equivalent of Flying High
    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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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Road to Hollywood
    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bing Crosby Productions
      • Hope Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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