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Road to Bali

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In this musical, Harold (Bob Hope) and George (Bing Crosby) are two vaudeville performers in Australia. 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). They soon meet the prince's sister, Lalah (Dorothy Lamour), who rules a beautiful island. When their dive uncovers a jewel-filled chest, Ken tries to steal both the treasure and Lalah's throne, and the trio is forced into hiding.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press 07/24/2019
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby keep the quips flying at a machine-gun pace. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/03/2021
2.5/4
Offers enough nyuks to maintain interest. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/07/2019
Some of the roguish partners' mugging at the camera and sly personal "asides" may get on your nerves once or twice, but in most respects this is an acceptable sequel... Go to Full Review
James Plath Family Home Theater 01/16/2018
B
Though not as funny as Road to Morocco and Road to Utopia, this 91-minute comedy is a good place to start for families with younger children because it is color and because Road to Bali is a kitchen sink film. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/29/2009
C+
Follows the usual formula for these Crosby-Hope road movies. Go to Full Review
Phil Hall Film Threat 04/03/2009
2/5
By this point of the road, the fun has become thin and repetitive. Go to Full Review
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MAURICIO M @Macedomj Dec 9 filme engraçcadinho a versão do pica pau que faz parodia deste filme é mais sinistro See more Madam D @Madam1948 Mar 13 While there are some chuckles, the formula is old. Certainly not one of the better Road to... movies. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 03/31/2024 The weakest of the "Road To" series because it feels a lot more slower but not without some charms See more 01/27/2022 Really fun movie!!! I use to watch it 2-3 times a Saturday if there was nothing to do but watch movies all day. I love the humor and plus the bing and Hope combo is legendary!!! See more 02/14/2021 The movie had its moments of hilarity and tons of good puns. See more steve d 07/21/2020 Cute enough for fans of this kind of things. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this musical, Harold (Bob Hope) and George (Bing Crosby) are two vaudeville performers in Australia. 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). They soon meet the prince's sister, Lalah (Dorothy Lamour), who rules a beautiful island. When their dive uncovers a jewel-filled chest, Ken tries to steal both the treasure and Lalah's throne, and the trio is forced into hiding.
Director
Hal Walker
Producer
Daniel Dare, Harry Tugend
Screenwriter
Frank Butler, Hal Kanter, William Morrow
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Bing Crosby Productions, Hope Enterprises
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 1952, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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