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 | USA |
| 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 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 nomimations 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.
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[edit] Songs
- "(We're off on the) Road to Morocco"
- Lyrics by Johnny Burke - Music by James Van Heusen
- Performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
- "Ain't Got a Dime to My Name"
- Lyrics by Johnny Burke - Music by James Van Heusen
- Performed by Bing Crosby
- "Constantly"
- Lyrics by Johnny Burke - Music by James Van Heusen
- Performed by Dorothy Lamour
- "Moonlight Becomes You"
- Lyrics by Johnny Burke - Music by James Van Heusen
- Performed by Bing Crosby
[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 Family Guy referenced this movie in the episode "Road to Rhode Island", in both the title and its song, "We're on the road to Rhode Island."
In Mel Brook'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.
