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Road to Singapore Overview:

Road to Singapore (1940) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Victor Schertzinger and produced by William LeBaron and Harlan Thompson.

SYNOPSIS

The first of the "Road" movies was a surprise success for Paramount, and started a seven-film series. Though the series picked up steam as it went along, this entry introduces the family characters. Crosby's the scion of Coburn's industrial empire, but the idle playboy doesn't want any part of desk duty, so he rounds up pal Hope for a journey to the other side of the planet. In Singapore, they rescue Lamour from a dangerous whip act (starring Quinn) and make her their housekeeper. As both fall in love with her, Lamour refuses to choose.

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

Road to Singapore BlogHub Articles:

THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE

By Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 25, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

This is not a Bob Hope-Bing Crosby comedy. It's a 1931 Warner Bros. melodrama, directed by Alfred E. Green. I discovered it on the HBO Max streaming service, of all places. Before he even shows up in the film, Hugh Dawltry (William Powell) is described as "a bounder". The suave Dawltry lives on a pl... Read full article

Road to Singapore (1940)

By Beatrice on May 2, 2014 From Flickers in Time

Road to Singapore Directed by Victor Schertzinger Written by Don Hartman and Frank Butler based on a story by Harry Hervey 1940/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental It looks like the cast had a very good time making the first in a series of seven “Road” pictures. Josh Mal... Read full article

Road to Singapore (1940)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 13, 2013 From 4 Star Films

This is the Road film that started all with the brilliant comic pairing of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. The two bozos both skip out on obligations and relationships back home and together they hightail it to Singapore. There they both fall head over heels for the same girl despite having vowed to give ... Read full article

Road to Singapore (1940)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 13, 2013 From 4 Star Films

This is the Road film that started all with the brilliant comic pairing of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. The two bozos both skip out on obligations and relationships back home and together they hightail it to Singapore. There they both fall head over heels for the same girl despite having vowed to give ... Read full article

Watch It: Road to Singapore (1940) (1)

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

Road to Singapore is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Based on a story by Harry Hervey, the film is about two playboys trying to forget previous romances in Singapore, where they meet a beautiful woman. Distributed by... Read full article

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Road to Singapore Quotes:

Ace Lannigan: I just want you to stand there and admire me for a while. I just got an idea that's gonna make us a fortune. I don't know how I do it.
Joshua Mallon IV: You seem to think the world is just some sort of a three-ring circus, and all you've got to do is to run around and have fun.
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Road to Singapore Facts
During a lunch break, Bob Hope threw a handful of the soap suds at Dorothy Lamour and soon Bing Crosby became involved. The fight ended when Lamour cornered Hope and Crosby and threw all she had at them. The director was not particularly pleased because it would take hours to repair their hair, makeup, and clothing.
The first of the seven Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour "Road" films.
After Fred MacMurray and 'George Burns (I)' turned down the chance to make this film, producer Harlan Thompson offered it to Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, whom he'd seen clowning on the Paramount lot and who it seemed to him got along well.
Originally written as "Beach of Dreams" for 'George Burns (I)' and Gracie Allen. Later retitled "Road to Mandalay" for Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie before receiving its final title and cast.
In the climactic dance number, the natives of Kaigoon sing in Esperanto: "Behold, the new moon shines only love. A woman delights a man according to nature. So choose someone now and dance with him. A true heart beats indeed in each of us, ready and able and willing for you. Don't just stand there, come here."
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