Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| 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 | |
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Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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romantic triangle | volcano eruption | romantic rivalry | bare chested male | reference to cecil b. demille |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 April 1953 (France) See more »Also Known As:
The Road to Hollywood See more »Filming Locations:
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Shirtless Male Native: Nods
Harold Gridley: Really? George, do you suppose...
George Cochran: Not a chance.
Harold Gridley: Stick around folks, he could be wrong you know.
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Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Sung by Bing Crosby
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Celebrity/pop cultural references: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Humphrey Bogart, Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan, and the Academy Awards.and Errol Flynn. See more »Goofs
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
Harold Gridley: Is that the way all the natives dress on your island?Shirtless Male Native: Nods
Harold Gridley: Really? George, do you suppose...
George Cochran: Not a chance.
Harold Gridley: Stick around folks, he could be wrong you know.
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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". See more »Soundtracks
TO SEE YOUMusic by Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Sung by Bing Crosby
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I like all of the Hope and Crosby road pictures even if they were kind of silly. I grew up with them; even saw Hope on stage at the Palace Theater in Cleveland, Ohio in the old vaudeville days (they also had a picture show). Anyhow, as simple as they were, they were funny in their own way, and I loved Crosby singing, and Dorothy Lamour's vocaling in amour! Saw The Road to Bali on the tube AMC for the umpteenth time, and still enjoyed it; as usual the music is great, and the boys really didn't know how to end it! 6/10