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Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco is a 1942 American comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and featuring Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake. The film, which was written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler for Paramount Pictures, is the third of the "Road to …" films. It was preceded by Road to Zanzibar (1941) and followed by Road to Utopia (1946). The story is about two fast-talking guys castaway on a desert shore and sold into slavery to a beautiful princess. The setting is in Morocco.
Plot
The film opens with a sea freighter exploding. While the cause of the explosion remains a mystery, two stowaways, Jeff Peters and Orville 'Turkey' Jackson, are seen floating on wreckage. It is revealed that Orville's smoking habit caused the blast, and the two men joke about cannibalism as they spot land. Upon reaching the beach, Orville reminds Jeff of his promise to Aunt Lucy to take care of him, but Jeff says she died before he could agree to it. Conveniently, a camel appears, and they hitch a ride.
More details
| author | Don Hartman Frank Butler |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Morocco |
| director | David Butler |
| editor | Irene Morra |
| genre | adventure comedy |
| keywords | beautiful girl capture float married mysterious woman new york harbor sing smoke stranded in the desert take advantage their way violent death wander want warn wed |
| musicBy | Victor Young |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Paul Jones |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | buddy comedy musical comedy road movie romantic comedy romantic musical |