Road to Morocco
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| Road to Morocco | |
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 1942 movie poster |
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Produced by | Paul Jones |
| Written by | Frank Butler Don Hartman |
| Starring | Bob Hope Bing Crosby Dorothy Lamour Anthony Quinn |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | William Mellor |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 10, 1942 |
| Running time | 82 min |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Road to Zanzibar |
| Followed by | Road to Utopia |
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Road to Morocco is a 1942 comedy film which tells the story of two fast-talking guys who find themselves tossed up on a desert shore and sold into slavery to a beautiful princess. It is the third of the "Road to..." movies that satirises the Arabian Nights genre and stars Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake.
The movie was written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler for Paramount Pictures.
It received Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Recording and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The film was topical as American troops landed in Morocco on 8 November 1942 during Operation Torch.
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[edit] Songs
- "(We're off on the) Road to Morocco", performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
- "Ain't Got a Dime to My Name", by Bing Crosby
- "Constantly", Dorothy Lamour
- "Moonlight Becomes You", Bing Crosby
All lyrics by Johnny Burke, and music by Jimmy Van Heusen.
[edit] Cultural references
In 1982, a movie poster for this movie appeared in the background of a panel on the first page of V for Vendetta.
The TV series Duckman referenced this movie in the episode Road to Dendron in title and song, also borrowing and referencing jokes of the original.
The TV series Family Guy referenced this movie in the episode "Road to Rhode Island", in both the title and its song, "We're off on the road to Rhode Island."
Family Guy make another parody in the title of the episodes "Road to Europe" and "Road to Rupert". And also in the upcoming Road to... episode, "Road to Germany".
In Mel Brooks's History of the World Part I, the characters sing a short parody of "Road to Morocco", singing "We're off on the road to Judea..."
[edit] Trivia
At one point in the film Hope and Crosby encounter a camel (seen also on the poster above). This is a Bactrian camel, but the camels in Morocco are Arabian camels.
The moment where Bob Hope is spit on by the aforementioned camel was completely unscripted. He had not paid attention to the keeper's instructions and the camel spat in his face. Hence, Bing Crosby's over-the-top reaction is genuine. It was true to the nature of the film and was kept. In his 1985 film Spies Like Us, Chevy Chase attempts to goad a camel into spitting at him in similar fashion, without success.
[edit] Copyright
The film's copyright has lapsed into the public domain.
[edit] References
Road to... refers to a series of seven comedy films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. They are also often referred to as "Road pictures."
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