Dorothy lamour is very droll here, always at her best with hope and the film has an excellent supporting cast. Between 1926 and 1958, the island of bali was featured in several movies shot by dutch, german and american film makers. Watch road to bali 1953 full movie free online streaming tubi. A lot of people complain about the tourism in bali, and its fair enough. High resolution movie poster image for road to bali 1953. Dorothy lamour in road to bali 1952 charles ocurran in road to bali. Road to bali 1953 five years after bing crosby and bob hope had completed their travels on the road to rio 1947, paramount sent the wisecracking duo out for their last road trip for the studio, switching the atlantic to the pacific along the road to bali 1952. The movie the 6th in the series road pictures is the only road move filmed in technicolor. The songs were featured on a 10 vinyl lp numbered dl 5444 and in a 3disc 45rpm box set numbered 9375. Two unemployed showbiz pals accept treasurediving work in bali for a. Two unemployed showbiz pals accept treasurediving work in bali. An allstar cast leads this hilarious adventure through the south pacific. Road to bali 1952 title sequence the movie title stills. Bob hope and bing crosby are two rascals trying to leave melbourne to avoid impending wedding dates.
Title sequence from road to bali 1952, directed by hal walker, starring bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, murvyn vye, jerry lewis. Road to bali 1953 full movie download full hd youtube. Bob hope bing crosby and dorothy lamour team up in their sixth road picture road to bali which was the only film in the series to be shot in color. The sixth film in the series, road to bali delivers all the road to movie elementshilarious gags and pratfalls, overthetop costumes and sets, crazy situations, and entertaining song and dance numbers. They soon meet the princes sister, lalah dorothy lamour, who rules a beautiful island. This copy of road to bali is outstanding, the restoration shows that. The first and only road movie in technicolor has american songanddance men harold gridley bob hope and george cochran bing crosby dodging a doublebarreled shotgun wedding in australia by signing on as deep sea divers on the exotic island of bali, indonesia. It also bears an important message for anyone considering a visit to the indonesian island. Media in category road to bali film the following files are in this category, out of total. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Released by paramount pictures on november 1, 1952, the film is the sixth of the seven road to movies. Watch road to bali 1953 full movie free online streaming.
Watch road to bali full movie in hd visit movie 34082 having to leave melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposal. Audio commentary by film historians michael schlesinger and mark evanier road to bali ranks among the craziest of the road series, and even if bob and bing are starting to show their age a bit, their verbal antics retain a comic spark more than half a century later and make it an easy recommendation. My favorite brunettethe road to balithe road to hollywood. Five years after bing crosby and bob hope had completed their travels on the road to rio 1947, paramount sent the wisecracking duo. Though not as funny as road to morocco and road to utopia, this 91minute comedy is a good place to start for families with younger children because it is color and because road to bali is a. Bob hope, bing crosby, and dorthy lamour sparkle in this gem, not a waste of money.
Road to bali, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 889290274472. Sinopsis film movie road to bali 1952 having to leave melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two songanddance men sign on for work as divers. The image measures 1983 3000 pixels and is 1221 kilobytes large. The last film, the road to hong kong, was released in 1962 and starred hope, crosby and joan collins, with lamour in a minor role see afi catalog of feature films, 196170. Road to bali is a 1952 american comedy film directed by hal walker and starring bing crosby. Two unemployed showbiz pals accept treasurediving work in bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble. Ive just finished watching the first four as a four part special edition dvd and the quality of those was perfect. For more information about the series, see the entry for road to singapore in the afi catalog of feature films, 193140. Find release information for road to bali 1952 hal walker on allmovie allmovie. For the fans that had been waiting all this time for a new trip, paramount had. He joked, culture is the ability to describe jane russell without moving your hands. Road to bali manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. The road to bali wouldnt fly today, but for fans of hope and crosby, the film is a pleasant, harmless diversion, a reminder of a more innocent, bygone era in filmmaking. Russell moved from the midwestern united states to california, where she had her first film role in 1943 in howard hughes the outlaw.
Say, i havent looked for work since i was night watchmen at vassar. The songs were featured on a 10 vinyl lp numbered dl 5444 and in a 3disc 45rpm box set numbered 9375 dorothy lamour starred in the actual film with bing and bob. There are so many gags here, youll have to watch this film more than once to get them all. From early images of the island of the gods through to images of the island of demons, these films document the changing nature of bali s image. I called the prop man and said, take ten truckloads of this sand out to my house when were done with it. In 1947, russell delved into music before returning to films. Find release information for road to bali 1952 hal walker on allmovie. Bing crosby and dorothy lamour road films, and the last of them produced by paramount pictures. Her favorite costar bob hope once introduced her as the two and only jane russell. Not worth the purchase as the picture and sound quality are so very poor. Not since their road to rio, some five years ago, in fact, had this freewheeling team of comedians been seen together in a film. Neither rio nor bali are the best in the series but any road picture is way ahead of most screen comedies of the time and. The picture has been greatly enhanced, the sound is also great, no pops, hisses but rock solid.
To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Hear classic music from road to bali, 1953, directed by hal walker, with bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, at tcm. Road to bali is a 1952 american comedy film directed by hal walker and starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour. After they realize their local gal pals intend to marry them, they sign up for a diving expedition led by the local island prince, ken arok murvyn vye. All of the songs were written by jimmy van heusen music and johnny burke lyrics.
Having to leave melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two songanddance men sign on for work as divers. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. With bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, murvyn vye. The two guys both fall for lovely dorothy lamour in this frolicking story, which. The trio of hope, crosby and lamour demonstrate the perfection of their chemistry and their craft. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto int. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to bali where they vie with each other for the favours of princess lala. It was released by paramount pictures and is the sixth of the seven road to movies. They take jobs as divers and end up on an island, where each tries to win the affections of the exotic princess lala dorothy lamour.
Crosby, hope and lamour take happy excursion on road to bali. It was the only such movie filmed in color and was the first to feature surprise cameo appearances from other wellknown stars of the day. Bing crosby, bob hope, murvyn vye, leon askin having to leave melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two songanddance men sign on for work as divers. Road to bali the 1953 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Yes, its another hopecrosby road movie, and if youve seen one of them, you know the basic routine.
Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for road to bali 1953. In the only color road film bob hope and bing crosby ever made, the vaudeville duo this time find themselves in a tropical island adventure. It was the only such movie filmed in technicolor and was the first to feature surprise cameo appearances from other wellknown stars of the day. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Although the story is very simple, the sets, the girls and especially the amazing technicolor is a treat to watch. Road to bali this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. Road to bali was parodied in 1953 in the animated short alley to bali, with woody woodpecker and buzz buzzard in. Financial analysis of road to bali 1953 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. And now that theyre back in road to bali, which reached the. Its certainly the first and only one in color, and it features some wonderful songs and lots of tomfoolery featuring the boys who had just about the best teamwork in the business, especially for actors who only worked. A very poor quality print used, almost looks like a vhs transfer. Watch road to bali 1952 hd bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour.
Pdf road to box office the seven film comedies of bing crosby bob hope and. Road to bali is a 1952 comedy film starring bing crosby, bob hope and dorothy lamour. In this musical, harold bob hope and george bing crosby are two vaudeville performers in australia. Rating is available when the video has been rented. On the way, they are hired by the prince of the idyllic paradise to recover a sunken. Neither rio nor bali are the best in the series but any road picture is way ahead of most screen comedies of the time and hope always brought the best out in crosby. Road to bali is a decca records studio album by bing crosby, bob hope and peggy lee of songs featured in the film road to bali released in 1952. Road to bali 1952 hd bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. It was the only such movie filmed in technicolor and was the first to feature surprise cameo appearances from other. Volume two the great lover paris holiday the private navy of sgt. In this fifth of seven road to movies, hot lips barton bob hope, son of. Miscellaneous notes and facts about road to bali, 1953, directed by hal walker, with bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, road to bali 1953 misc notes skip navigation.
The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals. The proliferation of guesthouses and villas that are quickly filling the rice fields and shorelines of the island is alarming and painful to watch and the traffic is abominable. Director hal walker my friend irma, thats my boy keeps the fun coming in this one, with plenty of songs and gags. Information from its description page there is shown below. Road to bali 1952 hal walker synopsis, characteristics. For the fans that had been waiting all this time for a new trip, paramount had an extra treat. Film superlist project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The sixth and final road movie and the only one in color that bing crosby and bob hope made for paramount finds the boys acting as scuba divers in the south pacific. Ofarrell how to commit marriage son of paleface cancel my reservation, its irrelevant. Russells measurements were 3834d2436, and she stood 5 ft 7 in 976191 cm and 1. Comedy, starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour imdb movie information. The film owes much of its visual appeal to the breathtaking views of bali, especially for the epic ending shot in an exotic village in east bali. Following hursts death, publication of the film superlist books was continued by hollywood film archive. The road to hong kong is a 1962 british semimusical comedy film directed by norman panama and starring bing crosby and bob hope, as well as joan collins, with an extended cameo featuring dorothy lamour in the setting of hong kong under british rule.
Road to bali 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jun 12, 2017 le film road to bali 1952 vostfr admin 20170612t18. After starring in several films in the 1950s, including gentlemen prefer blondes in 1953, russell again returned to music while completing several other films in the 1960s. If you are reading this under the listing for the bob hope collection. While trying to avoid several unwanted marriage proposals in melbourne, songanddance men harold gridley and george cochran sign on as deepsea divers headed for bali. The sixth of the road series of films featuring bob hope and bing crosby, this film is loaded with guest stars.
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