Road to Morocco
by David Butler
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Actor: Anthony Quinn, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dona Drake, Dorothy LamourDirector: David Butler
Cinematographer: William C. Mellor
Editor: Irene Morra
Producer: Buddy G. DeSylva
Writer: Frank Butler
Writer: Don Hartman
Writer: Erik Charell
Writer: Barney Dean
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 83 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-03-05
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Movie Reviews of Road to Morocco
Movie Review: Surprisingly Funny Even In This Day and Age!
Summary: 4 Stars
The thing about these Bing and Bob road shows is that if you've seen one, you've seen them all and so it makes sense to just get the best one of the lot to see what you've missed; that one would be "The Road to Morocco". I have to admit that I didn't really like this very much the first time I watched it but surprisingly upon second viewing, I found myself appreciating the jokes a lot more and although not all of them age very well, I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that most of them did! It was also refreshing to see good acting for a change and the screenplay was deservedly nominated for an Oscar. Released at the start of World War II, you could see that they were working on a shoestring budget and rationing for scarce resources required for the war effort and so much of the "special" effects are pretty lame but I still found myself enjoying this movie overall and I can see myself watching this again and again. The picture quality is good but not great as at the beginning of the film we get lots of shots with that irritating white spots problem but these seem to reduce in frequency as the movie goes on. The sound quality is Dolby Digital Mono and so is nothing to shout about and it would have been nice if a 5.1 surround option was made available but as far as mono recordings go, the sound quality was acceptable. I also liked the bonus features and especially "Bob Hope and the Road to Success".
Low budget, low tech but high on entertainment.
Summary of Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco, number three in the series of breezy comedies teaming Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, may be the funniest of the bunch. Bing and Bob find themselves Morocco-bound ("like Webster's dictionary"), caught in an elaborately faked-up world of harems, palm trees, and other Arabian Nights bric-a-brac. Naturally, Dorothy Lamour is also there, as she was the customary target of male rivalry in the Road scenarios. There is something so loose and ingratiating about the patter between Hope and Crosby that it doesn't ultimately matter if half the jokes don't land; these guys had their own comfortable rhythm, fueled by cheerful one-upmanship. Their sense of spontaneity broke the fourth wall between movie and audience in a way only the Marx Brothers had really accomplished before, and audiences--feeling in on the joke--ate it up. Songs (including "Moonlight Becomes You"), topical references, and ancient vaudeville routines fill out the program. --Robert HortonComedy DVD Video
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