Road to Bali
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| Road to Bali | |
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| Image:Road to Bali film.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Hal Walker |
| Produced by | Daniel Dare |
| Written by | Frank Butler Hal Kanter |
| Starring | Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 19 November 1952 (USA) |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Road to Rio |
| Followed by | The Road to Hong Kong |
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Road to Bali is a 1952 comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. It was released by Paramount Pictures and is the sixth of the seven Road to... movies. It was the only such movie filmed in color and was the first to feature surprise cameo appearances from other well-known stars of the day.
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[edit] Plot
Hope and Crosby play two song-and-dance men who have to leave Melbourne in order to avoid several marriage proposals. They sign on as divers and wind up on the way to the exotic island of Bali, where they romance the Princess Lala. The dive that they undertake uncovers a chest full of jewels, which arouses the interest of local hoodlums.
[edit] Songs
- "Chicago Style"
- Lyrics by Johnny Burke - Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
- Performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
- "Moonflowers"
- Lyrics by Johnny Burke - Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
- Performed by Dorothy Lamour
- "Hoot Mon"
- Lyrics by Johnny Burke - Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
- Performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
- "To See You Is To Love You"
- Lyrics by Johnny Burke - Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
- Performed by Bing Crosby
- "The Merry-Go-Run-Around"
- Lyrics by Johnny Burke - Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
- Performed by Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Bob Hope
[edit] Trivia
- Among the celebrities who made token "gag" appearances in this film are bandleader Bob Crosby (Bing's brother), Humphrey Bogart (by way of a clip from The African Queen), Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Jane Russell. The cameo by Martin and Lewis were part of a 'comedy trade' where they made an appearance in this movie, while Hope & Crosby appeared in Martin & Lewis's Scared Stiff the following year.
- In keeping with the film's Commonwealth setting, which takes Crosby and Hope from Melbourne, Australia, to the exotic island of Bali, many of the jokes contain references to Argyle socks, Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba, Tasmanian-born Errol Flynn, and a dance routine featuring Scottish bagpipes.
- The giant squid that threatens Bob Hope in an underwater scene was previously seen attacking Ray Milland in Reap the Wild Wind.
- The exploding volcano climax was taken directly from Aloma of the South Seas.
- As with the other Road movies, Bob Hope breaks the "fourth wall" several times to make side comments to the audience, e.g. "He's (Crosby) gonna sing, folks. Now's the time to go out and get the popcorn."
- goof
Crosby says "...we can get our speedometers turned back..." the milometer is the part that gets turned back to make something look new.
[edit] DVD Release
- Due to irregularities with copyright, Road to Bali is the only entry in the "Road" series to lapse into the public domain. As such, there have been at least a dozen DVD releases from a variety of companies over the years.
