Starring Bing Crosby, Bob
Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in this third installment in the Road Series, this
film has the boys floating towards Morocco as castaways. They finally reach
land, hitch a ride on a camel, and just like that they are off on the Road to
Morocco. They wander the streets looking for food at first then Jeff (Crosby)
sells Orville (Hope) for money. Little does he know that Hope has been taken to
the castle of a beautiful princess (Lamour) to be married in order to fulfill a
prophesy. Jeff finds out soon enough and he tries to win the affections of the
princess as well, but trouble arrives in the form of the jealous suitor of the
princess. He takes the girl and the two lovebirds are left to chase after
mirages in the desert. They are imprisoned, but after a daring escape they come
up with a comedic solution to turn a visiting sheik against Kasim (Anthony
Quinn). In the chaos both Jeff and Orville get away with a girl of their own. This
has to be my favorite road picture. The title song is great, Hope has some
great one liners, Crosby croons nicely, Aunt Lucy makes an appearance, there
are talking camels, Hope tries to win an Oscar, and I love it when the three
stars sing together in the desert. Unfortunately
the film is stereotypical, but as far as the Road pictures go it is a good one.
4/5 Stars
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