With bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, una merkel. This bing crosbybob hope road film lacks spontaneity and the humor seems. The first two road pictures this is the second seem somewhat disappointing now in light of the wonderful three that followed morocco, utopia and rio, but this. Bob hope and bing crosby once again hit the road to comedy, and this time. Mid film, the heroes attempt a stunt they pulled multiple times in singaporea version of pattycake that ends with them attacking whoevers threatening thembut when the bad guy ducks, hope cracks, he mustve seen the picture, winking at. Road to zanzibar turned out to be even more successful than its predecessor had been and the series would peak financially the following year with road to morocco before wwii would interrupt the franchise for a few years. Road to zanzibar 1941 victor schertzinger synopsis. The appeal of this movie, as with all the other road flicks, lies largely in the injokes, the knowing spoof of actionadventure movies, and the metacinematic way the actors often talk to the audience and reveal their awareness of being in a movie. Zanzibar, along with the others in the series, have been readily available on home video and dvd, along with occasional cable tv broadcasts on american movie classics 19952000 and turner classic movies20052006, 2010present. Watch road to zanzibar online stream full movie directv. Duped into accompanying the ladies on a safari, chuck and fearless soon find themselves in the clutches of savage tribesmen who pit fearless against a gorilla in a wild wrestling match. The second installment of the road series is a hilarious spoof of jungleadventure movies.
Kino lorber brings road to zanzibar home on one bluray, in a standard bluray keepcase. Bob hope, bing crosby and dorothy lamour once again hit the road to. Road to zanzibar is a 1941 paramount pictures comedy film starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour, and marked the second of seven picture in the popular road to series made by the trio. Stranded in africa, chuck and his pal fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive conwomen. I love the road series ive seen all except zanzibar, and im glad that someone saw the potential to become a great series that road to singapore had. The film has a hilarious opening as fearless frazier bob is about to be shot out of a. Road to zanzibar project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The road to zanzibar continues a journey along the path of a film series that would turn out to be one of the most successful and remembered in history. Released july th, 2003, road to zanzibar stars bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, una merkel the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
After several similar escapades, theyve finally saved enough to return to the usa, when chuck spends it all. Bob and bing are two conmen just trying to make a living in africa. A blend of jokes, zany adventures and songs, road to zanzibar became one of the topgrossing films of 1941. Road to zanzibar special edition bluray kino lorber. Bob hope, bing crosby, and dorothy lamour star in another of their road to. Better than the first of the road to movies, its entertaining and worth a spot in your collection if you are a bob and bing fan. They set fire to the carnival, sell a phony diamond and pair up with two attractive women.
The disc has a static menu with options to watch the film, select scenes, adjust the setup and check out the extras. Road to zanzibar 1941 bob hope, bing crosby, and dorothy lamour star in another of their road to. Road to singapore 1940 road to zanzibar 1941 road to morocco 1942. But when chuck spends all the money to rescue donna dorothy lamour from a slave market, hes unaware theyre being. I think that road to zanzibar is hilarious, one of the best road movies. Zanzibar films is one of irelands leading feature film production companies. I might not have seen this potential from the first film. A blend of jokes, zany adventure and songs, road to zanzibar became one of the big box office hits of 1941. He found a great comedic partner in bob hope, with whom he had first performed on stage. Crosby and hope play a pair of conmen, chuck reardon and fearless frazier, who get into a series of misadventures in darkest africa.
Road to zanzibar is a 1941 paramount pictures semimusical comedy film starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour, and marked the second of seven picture in the popular road to series made by the trio. Everhip, chuck bing crosby and donna dorothy lamour consider the silliness of music in movies before he delivers its always you by james van heusen and johnny burke, in the second in the series, the road to zanzibar, 1941. Road to zanzibar quotes at the internet movie database. Bob hope tribute collection the road show series the road to morocco the road to singapore the road to utopia the road to zanzibar. Stranded in africa, chuck crosby and his pal fearless hope have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con women lamour and una merkel. The public of our days want to have fun and road to zanzibar is a suitable movie for it. The second installment of the road series is a hilarious spoof of jungle adventure movies. A movie star who cant stand loud noises accidentally joins the army.
Watch road to zanzibar starring bing crosby in this title on directv. Bob hope and the road to successcommand performance 1944theatrical trailer. Chuck and his pal fearless flee a south african carnival when their sideshow causes a fire. Zanzibar was the second road movie and this is where the formula was set with far more of the duos. Dec 02, 2014 at the age of 37, bing crosby had 24 films under his belt and his career in hollywood was at a crossroads. This second of seven pictures in the road to series takes place in the sultanate of zanzibar. The image looks great for a film of this vintage and the audio is spot on. Road to zanzibar wednesday, july 10, 2002 by jeremy okasick in movies. Bing crosby really sings road to zanzibar while being carried on a chair through the jungle by african servants in a fantastic display of peak colonialism and outdated cultural stereotypes. Road to zanzibar zanzibar is paramounts second coupling of bing crosby, bob hope and dorothy lamour. Zanzibar has plenty of great gags and fast and furious comedy to make you laugh for 90minutes. Road to zanzibar although picture has sufficient comedy situations and dialog between its male stars, it lacks the compactness and spontaneity of its predecessor. Bing crosby, bob hope and dorothy lamour are at it again in the second film of the road series which follows road to singapore produced a year earlier. Jan 23, 2015 the second installment of the road series is a hilarious spoof of jungleadventure movies.
Like the earlier road to singapore, road to zanzibar sticks too closely to the. Road to zanzibar is a 1941 film about con artist who scams two men into financing a safari. Funny movie quotes from the road to zanzibar the second on the road film with bob hope and bing crosby and the underrated dorothy lamour, and the first big hit funny movie quotes from road to zanzibar starring bob hope, bing crosby and dorothy lamour. Each of the films is a parody of a particular film genre.
The film has a hilarious opening as fearless frazier bob is about to be shot out of a cannon at a carnival by his pal chuck bing. They play circus performers, with the hope character, fearless frazier, being shot from a cannon. As a satire on jungle movies, road to zanzibar is as good as it gets, you lucky people you. When things go south and the carnival burns to the ground, they take the show on the road. Road to zanzibar 1941 letterboxd your life in film. Chuck bing crosby and hubert bob hope are carnival performers who thrive on trouble. Purchase road to zanzibar on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Road to singapore had been such a big hit in 1940 that paramount wasted no time in sending bob and bing back out on the road. Directed by victor schertzinger, who also directed. Warner chappell, pedl, solar music rights management, aresa, bmg rights management, sony atv publishing. On the road licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of soundtrack classics.
Road to zanzibar is a 1941 film directed by victor schertzinger, starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour. Directed by victor schertzinger, who also directed the first film in the series, road to singapore. Road to zanzibar special edition kino lorber theatrical. Bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, imdb rating. Road to zanzibar special edition bluray kino lorber home video. Like the earlier road to singapore, road to zanzibar sticks too closely to the script and plot to allow those inveterate adlibbers hope and crosby free reign. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52. Road to zanzibar 1941 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In addition to developing its own material, zanzibar also acts as a coproducer on a range of irish and european feature film projects. The second film in the series of seven hope and crosby road comedies. Road to zanzibar has been ranked 2602 times, wins 37. I would recommend all of the road movies, if you liked this one.
Their ensuing trek through the jungle with dorothy lamour and una merkel cues some great swipes at adventure movies of the period. One night, the trick doesnt go so well, and the boys set fire to the entire circus. Bob hope and bing crosby are on the road to zanzibar in this 1941 film. Road to zanzibar was the second in the road series, a routine followup to the original picture road to singapore with the movie slightly zanier than the previous one but with the fellows basically playing the same characters from the first one, just with different names. The movie starring will smith and martin lawrence will debut april 21 on 4k ultra. While this edition could very well have been a rehash from their initial teaming or a continuation to where the previous film left off, this second installment, having its. Road to zanzibar is a 1941 paramount pictures semimusical comedy film starring bing crosby, bob hope, and dorothy lamour, and marked the second of. Download or stream road to zanzibar 1941 with bing crosby, don hartman, bob hope for free on hoopla. There are no audio options, but subtitles are available in english. The second of the seven road to movies bob hope, bing crosby and dorothy lamour made over the course of more than 20 years, road to zanzibar 1941 finds the two boys on the lam in africa after their sideshow causes a fire and hope sells a dangerous criminal a bogus diamond mine he was tricked into buying. Road to zanzibar paramount, 1941, directed by victor schertzinger, reunites director with his road to singapore 1940 players, bing crosby, dorothy lamour and bob hope. The series really started to hit its stride the following year, with road to zanzibar. Chuck reardon bing crosby sings you lucky people, you as.
Road to zanzibar 2003 stream and watch online moviefone. Road to zanzibar 1941 yify download movie torrent yts. Road to zanzibar is a 1941 feature film from paramount pictures starring bob hope, bing crosby, and dorothy lamour. Road to zanzibar is a film directed by victor schertzinger with bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, una merkel, year. Tired of working the traveling sideshow circuit in africa, con men chuck reardon bing crosby and hubert fearless frazier bob hope get tangled up with tycoon charles kimble eric blore, who fleeces them with the deed to a worthless diamond mine. Road to singapore 1940 road to zanzibar 1941 road to morocco 1942 road to utopia 1946 road to rio 1947 road to bali 1952 the road to hong kong 1962 each film is not simply a comedy, but a satire of some of the popular film genres of the day, including jungle, arabian nights, alaskan adventure, and high seas. At the age of 37, bing crosby had 24 films under his belt and his career in hollywood was at a crossroads. Sep 29, 2011 the second installment of the road series is a hilarious spoof of jungleadventure movies. Road to zanzibar the 1941 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Kino lorber studio classics keeps the hits coming by delivering yet another great bluray release with road to zanzibar.
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