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Road to Singapore

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.2K
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Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Singapore (1940)
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.
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Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.

  • Director
    • Victor Schertzinger
  • Writers
    • Don Hartman
    • Frank Butler
    • Harry Hervey
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Bob Hope
    • Dorothy Lamour
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Victor Schertzinger
    • Writers
      • Don Hartman
      • Frank Butler
      • Harry Hervey
    • Stars
      • Bing Crosby
      • Bob Hope
      • Dorothy Lamour
    • 37User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    Photos10

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    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Ace Lannigan
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Mima
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Joshua Mallon IV
    Judith Barrett
    Judith Barrett
    • Gloria Wycott
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Caesar
    Jerry Colonna
    Jerry Colonna
    • Achilles Bombanassa
    Elvia Allman
    Elvia Allman
    • Homely Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Johnny Arthur
    Johnny Arthur
    • Timothy Willow
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Man Hit with Soap Suds
    • (uncredited)
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • High Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Harry C. Bradley
    Harry C. Bradley
    • Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Fred
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Q. Bryan
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Yacht Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Carmen D'Antonio
    Carmen D'Antonio
    • Native Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Paula DeCardo
    • Native Dancing Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Dime
    Jimmy Dime
    • Sailor in Saloon
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Victor Schertzinger
    • Writers
      • Don Hartman
      • Frank Butler
      • Harry Hervey
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      After Fred MacMurray and George Burns turned down the chance to make this film, producer Harlan Thompson offered it to Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Thompson had seen the pair clowning on the Paramount lot, and it seemed to him that they got along well.
    • Goofs
      In one of the opening shots of the ship coming into port, the smoke from factories along the shore is moving backwards into the smokestacks.
    • Quotes

      Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V: If the world was run right, only women'd get married.

      Ace Lannigan: Yeah. Hey, could they do that?

    • Connections
      Featured in Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Faithful Forever
      (1939) (uncredited)
      Music by [Ralph Rainger] and [Leo Robin]
      Played in the score during Josh's engagement party

    User reviews37

    Featured review
    5/10

    Road to Riches

    Avoiding arranged marriages, shipping heir Bing Crosby (as Joshua "Josh" Mallon) and carefree pal Bob Hope (as "Ace" Lannigan) run away to Singapore. They swear off work and women, and then find both in pretty native Dorothy Lamour (as Mima). Eventually, the men begin falling in love with Ms. Lamour, and she likes them both. They work out attractions while getting into local trouble. This was the first in an initially unplanned series of "Road to…" pictures starring Mr. Hope and Mr. Crosby, with Lamour adding the necessary sex appeal. Proving himself handy with a bull whip is handsome young Anthony Quinn (as Caesar). The pleasant soundtrack hit is Crosby's "I'm Too Romantic". An obvious screen chemistry multiplied the co-stars' individual appeal.

    ***** Road to Singapore (3/14/40) Victor Schertzinger ~ Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Anthony Quinn
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    • Nov 10, 2011
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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Esperanto
    • Also known as
      • Beach of Dreams
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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