In this third outing in the series, Hope and Crosby, now firmly established in the eyes of the world as a fully fledged comedy team, find themselves shipwrecked on a deserted shore, acquire a 'spitting' camel and ride it all the way to Morocco where on arrival Hope is sold into slavery by Crosby for the price of a meal. What a pal!
However Crosby realises he has sold himself a little short when he discovers Hope is actually been sold to the sultry and delicious Princess Shalmar played as always by Road To.. regular Dorothy Lamour and she intends to marry him.
Throw in a jealous, throat-slitting sheik played by Anthony Quinn, a few talking animals, a magic ring with three wishes, mirages, tribal wars and a bevvy of songs and it all adds up to the most outrageous Road adventure yet.
The humour in this movie was very anarchic for its day, with Hope for the first time breaking down the fourth wall and talking direct to the audience for a few of his one liners. In fact with the possible exception of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson's 'Helzapoppin' the previous year, the comedy barriers had rarely been pushed out so far.
Also the songs are in a higher league with 'Moonlight Becomes You' providing Bing with one of the biggest hits of his career, and Dorothy Lamour brings us 'Constantly', a beautiful romantic ballad, the words of which must have seemed so poignant for those women with loved ones overseas fighting the war.
Check out this film, Not only is it arguably the best in the series but as a stand alone film in its own right, they seldom come better than this.
However Crosby realises he has sold himself a little short when he discovers Hope is actually been sold to the sultry and delicious Princess Shalmar played as always by Road To.. regular Dorothy Lamour and she intends to marry him.
Throw in a jealous, throat-slitting sheik played by Anthony Quinn, a few talking animals, a magic ring with three wishes, mirages, tribal wars and a bevvy of songs and it all adds up to the most outrageous Road adventure yet.
The humour in this movie was very anarchic for its day, with Hope for the first time breaking down the fourth wall and talking direct to the audience for a few of his one liners. In fact with the possible exception of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson's 'Helzapoppin' the previous year, the comedy barriers had rarely been pushed out so far.
Also the songs are in a higher league with 'Moonlight Becomes You' providing Bing with one of the biggest hits of his career, and Dorothy Lamour brings us 'Constantly', a beautiful romantic ballad, the words of which must have seemed so poignant for those women with loved ones overseas fighting the war.
Check out this film, Not only is it arguably the best in the series but as a stand alone film in its own right, they seldom come better than this.