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Road to Bali Overview:

Road to Bali (1952) was a Comedy - Fantasy Film directed by Hal Walker and produced by Daniel Dare and Harry Tugend.

SYNOPSIS

The sixth "Road" movie, and the only one in color, finds Hope and Crosby on the run from some angry fathers in Australia. They hook up with a sea captain who transports them to Bali, where they encounter the lovely Lamour in her sarong. Lots of cameos (including Humphrey Bogart and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis) as the boys sing, clown, and fight off wild natives, jungle creatures, and Russell.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Road to Bali BlogHub Articles:

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Road to Bali – 1952

By Bogart Fan on Aug 25, 2013 From The Bogie Film Blog

My Review —Good Cameo, Rough Film—  Your Bogie Film Fix:   out of 5 Bogies! Director:  Hal Walker The Lowdown Two song-and-dance performers (Bing Crosby and Bob Hope) stumble upon a tropical island where they both fall in love with, and try to woo, an exotic princess (Dorothy Lamour),... Read full article

Watch It: Road to Bali (1952) (1)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 20, 2013 From Pretty Clever Films

Road to Bali is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Released by Paramount Pictures on November 1, 1952, the film is the sixth of the seven Road to … movies. It was the only such movie filmed in color and was the first to featur... Read full article

Watch It: Road to Bali (1952) (2)

By Brandy Dean on Jan 20, 2013 From Pretty Clever Films

Road to Bali is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Released by Paramount Pictures on November 1, 1952, the film is the sixth of the seven Road to … movies. It was the only such movie filmed in color and was the first to featur... Read full article

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Road to Bali Quotes:

[George and Harold are surrounded by beautiful native women. Offstage voice shrieks "A-ough! Oh no!"]
George Cochran: What's that?
Harold Gridley: Oh, that's Errol Flynn. He can't stand it.
Princess Lala: [showing a portrait of a woman in regal dress] She was my mother, Queen Tama of Vaatu.
George Cochran: Hm, beautiful.
Princess Lala: [indicating the portrait next to it of a man in a kilt] And he was my father.
George Cochran: Didn't anybody in the family wear the pants?
[Harold has been caught in a tree snare, proving the island is inhabited]
George Cochran: I wonder what the locals are like?
Princess Lala: I hope they're not cannibals or headhunters!
Harold Gridley: I hope they're orange pickers, I want to get out of this tree!
George Cochran: Oh, stop squawking, you'll fall off when you're ripe!
Harold Gridley: [whistles, indicating Lala's headdress with a golden spire] This kid's got her own antenna.
[performing for Princess Lala's court as Scottish bagpipers, a humorous homage to her late Scottish father, MacTavish]
Harold Gridley: Say, Haggis!
George Cochran: What is it, MacBaggis?
Harold Gridley: Have you heard the latest about MacTavish?
George Cochran: What's he done now?
Harold Gridley: I heard he's living on the roof!
George Cochran: Why would he be living on the roof?
Harold Gridley: Because he heard someone say, "Drinks are on the house!"
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Road to Bali Facts
In the movie, Bing Crosby makes reference to the Pittsburgh Pirates, which he was a minority owner of, and Bob Hope makes reference to the Cleveland Indians, which he was a minority owner of.
The sixth of the seven Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour "Road" films.
Hope makes an obscure joke about the Chicago musicians union. He shows Crosby his snake-charmer instrument and says, "Hey, I've been playing this flute all night. Have to clear it with Petrillo." Petrillo was James Petrillo, the heavy-handed president of the Chicago Musician's Union.
Celebrity/pop cultural references: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Humphrey Bogart, Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan, and the Academy Awards.
This was the only "Road" picture of the seven to be photographed in Technicolor. Ten years later, the British-made "Hong Kong" finale would revert to black and white.
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