Road to Bali

1952Movie⏱️ 1h 31mApproved

AdventureComedyFantasyMusical

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

5,520 votes

Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble.

Director

Hal Walker

Writers

Frank Butler, Hal Kanter, William Morrow

Stars

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour

Release Date

December 25, 1952

Language

English

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

Bing Crosby

as George Cochran

Bob Hope

as Harold Gridley

Dorothy Lamour

as Princess Lala

Murvyn Vye

as Ken Arok

Peter Coe

as Gung

Ralph Moody

as Bhoma Da

Leon Askin

as King Ramayana

Michael Ansara

as Guard

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Besmark Auelua

as Lesser Priest

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John Barton

as Audience Member

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Filming Location

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Bing Crosby Productions, Hope Enterprises

🏷️ Keywords

romantic triangleromantic rivalryreference to cecil b. demillereference to johnny rayreference to paramount pictures

🎯 Categories

AdventureComedyFantasyMusical

⭐ Featured Review

"He's gonna sing, folks. Now's the time to go out and get the popcorn."

by utgard14 • 2014-05-05

6/10

"Trying to avoid shotgun weddings, two entertainers (Bob Hope, Bing Crosby) run away and take jobs as deep sea divers. This leads them to Bali and princess Dorothy Lamour. Inevitably both guys vie for Dorothy's affections while tangling with bad guys and a giant squid. Routine 'Road' picture with the notable difference of it being in color. Hope and Crosby are always fun, especially when they break the fourth wall. Lamour is lovely in color. This was her last film for ten years. Some of the gags are tired but there are still lots of yuks. Also some decent songs. Overall the lika..."

💡 Did You Know?

In her 1980 autobiography, "My Side of the Road," (co-written with Dick McInnes), Dorothy Lamour relates how disappointed she was at not being asked to sing on the Decca album, which re-created the film score in the recording studio. Her umbrage was largely in response to learning that it was Bing Crosby himself who recruited Peggy Lee to replace her.