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Road to Singapore

Year:

1940

Duration:

85 min

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Victor Schertzinger

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1940-03-22

Filming Locations: Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Bobby Barber

Bing Crosby

Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V

Dorothy Lamour

Mima

Bob Hope

Ace Lannigan

Charles Coburn

Joshua Mallon IV

Judith Barrett

Gloria Wycott

Anthony Quinn

Caesar

Jerry Colonna

Achilles Bombanassa

Elvia Allman

Homely Girl (uncredited)

Johnny Arthur

Timothy Willow

Monte Blue

High Priest

Harry C. Bradley

Secretary (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Fred (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan

Bartender (uncredited)

James Conaty

Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)

Carmen D'Antonio

Native Girl (uncredited)

Paula DeCardo

Native Dancing Girl (uncredited)

James Dime

Sailor in Saloon (uncredited)

Devi Dja

Native Girl (uncredited)

Gloria Franklin

Ninky Poo (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Bill - Sailor (uncredited)

Greta Granstedt

Babe (uncredited)

Roger Gray

Cherry's Father (uncredited)

Grace Hayle

Chaperone on Yacht (uncredited)

Benny Inocencio

Native Boy (uncredited)

Claire James

Girl at Party (uncredited)

Dorothy Jarnac

Native Girl (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson

Boy (uncredited)

Richard Keene

Cameraman (uncredited)

John Kelly

Sailor (uncredited)

Kitty Kelly

Sailor's Wife (uncredited)

Laura Knight

Native Girl (uncredited)

Helen Lynd

Society Girl (uncredited)

Fred Malatesta

Native Policeman (uncredited)

Miles Mander

Sir Malcolm Drake

Louis Mercier

Man with Ruined Suit (uncredited)

Belle Mitchell

Native Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Chaperone's Companion (uncredited)

Henry Norton

Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Marguerita Padula

Proprietress (uncredited)

Steve Pendleton

Gordon Wycott

Jack Pepper

Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)

Esther Pressman

Native Girl (uncredited)

Pedro Regas

Zato - Policeman (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert St. Angelo

Native Policeman (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Man at Yacht Party (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

Tough Guy (uncredited)

Richard Tucker

Officer on Ship (uncredited)

Fred Walburn

Boy (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

Morgan Wycott

Did you know?

Trivia

Originally written as "Beach of Dreams" for George Burns and Gracie Allen. Later retitled "Road to Mandalay" for Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie before receiving its final title and cast.

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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, whom he'd seen clowning on the Paramount lot and who it seemed to him got along well.

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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.

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Goofs

During "Sweet Potato Piper", hand movements on the pipe bear little correlation with the notes played and, in one instance, two notes are heard before the pipe is brought to the mouth.

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During Mima's initial dance scene, the beer level in Josh and Ace's mugs changes between shots.

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Mima's guitar can be heard throughout "Sweet Potato Piper", even when she's not playing it.

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Quotes

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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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.

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