Double Feature: ROAD TO MOROCCO, ROAD TO UTOPIA, March 17, 2013

Sunday, March 17 – 5:00 PM
Double Feature: ROAD TO MOROCCO, 1942, Universal, 82 min. Dir. David Butler.
This third in the series of ROAD pictures finds Bob Hope and Bing Crosby as a pair of stowaways stranded in North Africa who fall under the amorous eyes of Princess Shalmar (Dorothy Lamour) and invoke the ire of an Arabian sheik (Anthony Quinn). Named in 1996 to the National Film Registry, this amiable comedy earned Oscar nominations for its sound and original screenplay and features one of the most memorable songs of the series in the Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen title number. {35mm}
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGuFRNJNk6o
ROAD TO UTOPIA, 1946, Universal, 90 min. Dir. Hal Walker. For those who’ve been looking for Utopia, it turns out it’s somewhere in Alaska. This fourth Hope-Crosby comedy casts the duo as turn-of-the-century vaudevillians who head for the Klondike when they get their hands on the map to a gold mine; the ever-charming Dorothy Lamour is the map’s rightful owner. As the film’s narrator, humorist Robert Benchley gets in some hilarious quips, but Bing and Bob don’t need much help - ROAD TO UTOPIA is one of their funniest pairings. {35mm} Program begins with an illustrated presentation from Maureen Solomon on the road movies of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ON1Y_-uck

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