Road to Singapore (1940)

Directed by

Victor Schertzinger

Genre

buddy film, musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two playboys run away from their problems to a tropical island trying to avoid romance. They meet a beautiful woman there and their plans get complicated.

lightheartedplayfulfunwhimsicalcharmingmusicalromanticcomedic

What happens

Road to Singapore is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope. Based on a story by Harry Hervey, the film is about two playboys trying to avoid romances on the fictional island of Kaigoon, where they meet a beautiful woman. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film marked the debut of the long-running and popular "Road to ..." series of pictures spotlighting the trio, seven in all. The supporting cast features Charles Coburn, Anthony Quinn, and Jerry Colonna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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