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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. Written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler, it’s 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 cast away on a desert shore and sold into slavery to a princess. In 1996, Road to Morocco was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Plot
A freighter explodes off the coast of North Africa under mysterious circumstances. All hands are accounted for save for stowaways Jeff Peters and Orville 'Turkey' Jackson, the latter's smoking habit causing the explosion. Upon reaching land, 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 historical |
| keywords | beautiful girl capture married mysterious woman new york harbor north africa 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 |