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1942·Comedy·1h 22m
7.0
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.
Directed by David Butler
morocco
musical
castaway
black and white
road movie
buddy comedy
adventure comedy

Cast

Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Jeff Peters
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Orville Jackson
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour
Princess Shalmar
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Mullay Kasim
Dona Drake
Dona Drake
Mihirmah
Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff
Hyder Khan
Mikhail Rasumny
Mikhail Rasumny
Ahmed Fey
George Givot
George Givot
Neb Jolla
Robert Barron
Robert Barron
Giant Bearded Arab (uncredited)
Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco
Yusef (uncredited)
Sara Berner
Sara Berner
Mabel (voice) (uncredited)
Monte Blue
Monte Blue
Kasim's Aide (uncredited)

Crew

David Butler
David Butler
Director
Frank Butler
Frank Butler
Screenplay
Victor Young
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
William C. Mellor
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Loren L. Ryder
Loren L. Ryder
Sound Recordist

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Gavin
Gavin
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco is kind of okay I guess. I take the same attitude to it that I do the original King Kong, where most of it has just aged terribly. Bob Hope is funny, though. 6/10
Road to Morocco is kind of okay I guess. I take the same attitude to it that I do the original King Kong, where most of it has just aged terribly. Bob Hope is funny, though. 6/10
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Dog Man
Dog Man
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Bing Crosby sells Bob Hope into slavery, but the joke’s on him because Hope’s servitude is a lot less work as he is to be the prince to a beautiful princess played by none other than Dorothy Lamour. It only gets sillier from there. Double crosses, flip flopping, flimflamming, fibbing, and flimsy morals are all over Road to Morocco. Not all of these cracks are sure-fires, but with this charming cast of cut-ups, this foolish frolic makes for a fun easy watch.
Bing Crosby sells Bob Hope into slavery, but the joke’s on him because Hope’s servitude is a lot less work as he is to be the prince to a beautiful princess played by none other than Dorothy Lamour. It only gets sillier from there. Double crosses, flip flopping, flimflamming, fibbing, and flimsy morals are all over Road to Morocco. Not all of these cracks are sure-fires, but with this charming cast of cut-ups, this foolish frolic makes for a fun easy watch.
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Gojira
Gojira
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Zu Beginn verkauft Bing Crosby den unwissenden Bob Hope als Palastsklaven, was dann zum Konkurrenzkampf der beiden um die Hand einer Prinzessin ausufert, was dann dazu führt, dass die beiden witzigen Haudegen dafür sorgen, dass am Ende der Frieden zwischen zwei arabischen Stämmen nicht stattfindet sondern zu einem handfesten Krieg ausartet. Irgendwie schon fast prophetisch.

Dazwischen selbstreferenzieller Humor:

Crosby: Warum erzählst Du das alles?
Hope: Für die Zuschauer die jetzt erst kommen.
Crosby: Was? Die haben dann ja meinen Song vom Anfang verpasst!

Klassisches Hollywoodkino schwankend zwischen echt clever, echt witzig und "wenn Du das HEUTE so filmen würdest würde jede Bürgerbewegung die es gibt vor den Kinos protestieren". Ich fands irgendwie charmant.
Zu Beginn verkauft Bing Crosby den unwissenden Bob Hope als Palastsklaven, was dann zum Konkurrenzkampf der beiden um die Hand einer Prinzessin ausufert, was dann dazu führt, dass die beiden witzigen Haudegen dafür sorgen, dass am Ende der Frieden zwischen zwei arabischen Stämmen nicht stattfindet sondern zu einem handfesten Krieg ausartet. Irgendwie schon fast prophetisch.

Dazwischen selbstreferenzieller Humor:

Crosby: Warum erzählst Du das alles?
Hope: Für die Zuschauer die jetzt erst kommen.
Crosby: Was? Die haben dann ja meinen Song vom Anfang verpasst!

Klassisches Hollywoodkino schwankend zwischen echt clever, echt witzig und "wenn Du das HEUTE so filmen würdest würde jede Bürgerbewegung die es gibt vor den Kinos protestieren". Ich fands irgendwie charmant.
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Mark
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Andrew Deacon
Andrew Deacon
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