Directed by David Butler. Starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Dona Drake, Anthony Quinn, George Givot, Vladimir Sokoloff, Mikhail Rasumny.
Third "Road to..." picture finds the wisecrackers washed up on the shores of (where else?) Morocco after their ship sinks; Bing sells Bob into slavery, they both romance princess Lamour, get captured by sheik Quinn, that sort of thing. Fitfully amusing comedy is so happy-go-lucky it's a wonder why they bothered with a loose story in the first place. Songs include "(We're off on the) Road to Morocco" and number-one hit "Moonlight Becomes You," but there's no excuse for the latter's reprise later on, dragging the film to a halt like the worst of the Marx Brothers' interludes. More diverting than hysterical, its breezy pace and daffy attitude keep the movie chugging along past the expected duds and dull spots; the silliest cracks often elicit groans (the "Aunt Lucy" dreams/hallucinations, the talking camels, etc.).
61/100
Third "Road to..." picture finds the wisecrackers washed up on the shores of (where else?) Morocco after their ship sinks; Bing sells Bob into slavery, they both romance princess Lamour, get captured by sheik Quinn, that sort of thing. Fitfully amusing comedy is so happy-go-lucky it's a wonder why they bothered with a loose story in the first place. Songs include "(We're off on the) Road to Morocco" and number-one hit "Moonlight Becomes You," but there's no excuse for the latter's reprise later on, dragging the film to a halt like the worst of the Marx Brothers' interludes. More diverting than hysterical, its breezy pace and daffy attitude keep the movie chugging along past the expected duds and dull spots; the silliest cracks often elicit groans (the "Aunt Lucy" dreams/hallucinations, the talking camels, etc.).
61/100