Road to Zanzibar

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Road to Zanzibar

Released Apr 11, 1941

1h 32m

Musical

Comedy

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Tired of working the traveling sideshow circuit in Africa, con men Chuck Reardon (Bing Crosby) and Hubert Fearless Frazier (Bob Hope) get tangled up with tycoon Charles Kimble (Eric Blore), who fleeces them with the deed to a worthless diamond mine. After swindling someone else with the same mine deed, the boys rescue a pair of seemingly innocent young cuties in peril, Donna (Dorothy Lamour) and Julia (Una Merkel), not realizing that the girls are confidence tricksters themselves.

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John Kinloch

California Eagle

A perfect musicomedy.

Oct 31, 2019

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Jose Maria Santos

Cine-Mundial

The public of our days want to have fun and 'Road to Zanzibar' is a suitable movie for it. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 18, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

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This Bing Crosby-Bob Hope road film lacks spontaneity and the humor seems forced.

Rated: C

Aug 19, 2011

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

One of the best Hope-Crosby romps highlighted by Bob wrestling a match flame-blowing gorilla.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 29, 2005

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Not one of the best "road" flicks and racist by today's sensibilities, but fun nonetheless.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Jul 4, 2005

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steve d

Skip-able road film fans may still enjoy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Cute. Racist, but cute.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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The second "Road" film is a spoof of jungle films; not as wacky as future offerings, but still fun; Bing sings the hit song "It's Always You."

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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road pic #2 hey flixter wrong year!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Enjoyable old classic in this series and great to see Crosby & Hope in action along with Dorothy Lamour even if the story was lacking

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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This is the second installment in the Road Series and it follows two con men who must go on the run which leads them to Africa. Crosby is pulled into saving Dorothy Lamour from a life of slaver. Little do the hapless con men know what her true motives are. They travel on a safari together and a midst the song and comedy love creeps up. Both believe Lamour has her eyes on them but then they figure out what is really going on and they head off on their own. However, all too soon they are captured by cannibals and it looks like they will become shish kabobs. That's when a little game of "Patty Cake" comes in handy and end the end everyone is reunited. There are some choice moments in this Road Film but I think it was one of the weaker ones.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Victor Schertzinger

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Bing Crosby

Chuck Reardon

Bob Hope

Hubert "Fearless" Frazier

Dorothy Lamour

Donna Latour

Una Merkel

Julia Quimby

Eric Blore

Charles Kimble

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Synopsis

Tired of working the traveling sideshow circuit in Africa, con men Chuck Reardon (Bing Crosby) and Hubert Fearless Frazier (Bob Hope) get tangled up with tycoon Charles Kimble (Eric Blore), who fleeces them with the deed to a worthless diamond mine. After swindling someone else with the same mine deed, the boys rescue a pair of seemingly innocent young cuties in peril, Donna (Dorothy Lamour) and Julia (Una Merkel), not realizing that the girls are confidence tricksters themselves.

Director: Victor Schertzinger
Producer: Paul Jones
Screenwriter: Frank Butler, Don Hartman
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 1941, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Runtime: 1h 32m

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