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Road to Bali

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 31m
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6.4/10
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Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
AdventureComedyFantasy
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
5K
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    • Hal Walker
  • Writers
    • Frank Butler(screenplay)
    • Hal Kanter(screenplay)
    • William Morrow(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Bob Hope
    • Dorothy Lamour
    • 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)

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    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • George Cochran
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Harold Gridley
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Princess Lala
    Murvyn Vye
    Murvyn Vye
    • Ken Arok
    Peter Coe
    Peter Coe
    • Gung
    Ralph Moody
    Ralph Moody
    • Bhoma Da
    Leon Askin
    Leon Askin
    • King Ramayana
    Michael Ansara
    Michael Ansara
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Besmark Auelua
    • Lesser Priest
    • (uncredited)
    John Barton
    • Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Bloom
    Phil Bloom
    • Unemployed Man
    • (uncredited)
    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • Charlie Allnut
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Borella
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Warrior
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Cabal
    Robert Cabal
    • Native
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Calvert
    • Gorilla
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Cantor
    • Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Sue Casey
    • Handmaiden
    • (uncredited)
      • Hal Walker
    • Writers
      • Frank Butler(screenplay) (story)
      • Hal Kanter(screenplay)
      • William Morrow(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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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
      Edited into Your Afternoon Movie: Road to Bali (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Chicago Style
      Music by Jimmy Van Heusen

      Lyrics by Johnny Burke

      Sung by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby

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    7/10
    Return to Paradise
    ROAD TO BALI (Paramount, 1952), directed by Hal Walker, reunites the famous trio of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in another wild and crazy adventure for their sixth "Road" outing. Having traveled through "Singapore" (1940), "Zanzibar" (1941), "Morocco" (1942), "Utopia" (1945) and finally "Rio" (1947), with a lot of other territories to explore such as Borneo, Venice or even outer space, the writers came up with "Bali" as their next stop. With newfound surroundings, added Technicolor and surprise guest stars along the way, the material supplied, though hardly original, was no doubt quite popular in its day.

    Opening with a commentary and visual over the map of Australia leading to the city in Melbourne, the story gets underway in a vaudeville house where American entertainers, George Cochran (Bing Crosby) and Harold Gridley (Bob Hope), longtime pals, are performing. Back stage are a couple of angry fathers with their daughters to whom these guys proposed, but each having no intention of marrying. Making their getaway, they soon end up on a train from which they jump out to avoid another angry father, ending up in a far away place surrounded by sheep. Arriving in another city as part of a cargo of sheep, the bearded George and Harold agree to accept jobs from Ken Ahok (Mervyn Vye) working as deep sea divers (with Harold doing the underwater job) to help locate buried treasure. Upon their arrival on an island paradise, the boys encounter Ahok's cousin, Lalah (Dorothy Lamour), a princess of Scottish descent. Because Ken Ahok happens to be responsible for the deaths of his previous divers, with intention of doing the same for these Americans, Lalah warns them that their mission means certain death. After Harold dives for and acquires the buried jewels, the trio break away from Ahok's murderous cutthroats and set sail out for Bali. While on the tropical island, further danger and numerous surprises awaits.

    A movie being more fantasy than its intended South Seas island spoof, the film's best moments are its opening 20 minutes. In spite of every effort made turning out a great 91 minute comedy in the tradition of ROAD TO MOROCCO or ROAD TO UTOPIA, this latest "Road" installment grows tiresome long before it's all over. Crosby the con man, Hope the stooge, and Lamour the sarong girl in the middle, revive their past "Road" adventures with much familiarity, continue acting like over-age kids with their one "paddy cake" routine along with an assortment of ad-libs. In-jokes are put to the maximum this time around, some at a total loss for viewers today. Best bits however, are Hope and Crosby surrounded by beautiful maiden girls. An agonizing groan is heard off screen: Crosby: "What was that?" Hope: "It's Errol Flynn. He can't stand it." Or a clip insertion of Humphrey Bogart hauling The African Queen. (I thought Bali is in Indonesia!) Then there's Bing Crosby's brother Bob doing his bit with a "shot in the picture," along with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, as well as Jane Russell in some amusing bits. There's also a running gag throughout the film where the boys play a flute to see what slowly grows out of the basket. Murvyn Vye makes a fine villain, but it would have been nice having Anthony Quinn ("Singapore" and "Morocco") back for old times sake.

    Musical interludes are a tradition in the series, with new score by Johnny Burke and James Van Heusen, including: "Chicago Style" (sung by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope); "Moonflowers" (sung by Dorothy Lamour); "Hoot-Mon" (sung by Hope and Crosby in kilts, performed by handmaidens and warriors); "To See You" (sung by Crosby); "The Merry-Go-Round Around" (sung by Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour and Bing Crosby); "Moonflowers" (reprize by Lamour); and "Wedding Chant" (natives). For Crosby's solo, Hope faces the camera addressing the theater audience that it's time for them to step out and get some popcorn.

    Having fallen to public domain, poor quality prints of ROAD TO BALI have turned up on home video and DVD over the years. Better prints available happen to come from cable channels American Movie Classics and Turner Classic Movies. Being a Paramount film, notice the TCM print with both Columbia and Paramount studio logos for its introduction.

    ROAD TO BALI almost became the final "Road" adventure. Ten years later, an attempt was made to revive the formula, being THE ROAD TO HONG KONG (United Artists, 1962), starring Crosby and Hope with Lamour strangely reduced to cameo appearance. Overall, any movie that can make a "monkey" out of Bob Hope, can't be all bad. (***)
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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1952 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bing Crosby Productions
      • Hope Enterprises
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes

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