Road to Morocco (1942)

Director:

David Butler

Writers:

Frank Butler (original screenplay) and
Don Hartman (original screenplay)
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Release Date:

22 April 1943 (Australia)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

Tagline:

You'll Shriek At These Shieks! . . . trying the double - Oh! on Sheikess Dorothy Lamour!

Plot:

Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Desert | Castaway | Rescue | Camel

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win

Cast

Bing Crosby	...	Jeff Peters
Bob Hope	...	Orville 'Turkey' Jackson / Aunt Lucy
Dorothy Lamour	...	Princess Shalmar
Anthony Quinn	...	Mullay Kasim
Dona Drake	...	Mihirmah
Vladimir Sokoloff	...	Hyder Khan
Mikhail Rasumny	...	Ahmed Fey
George Givot	...	Neb Jolla
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Barron	...	Giant Bearded Arab (uncredited)
Leon Belasco	...	Yusef - Undertaker (uncredited)
Sara Berner	...	Mabel - Lady Camel (voice) (uncredited)
Abner Biberman	...	Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Monte Blue	...	Kasim's Aide (uncredited)
Dick Botiller	...	Warrior (uncredited)
Rita Christiani	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Cording	...	Warrior (uncredited)
The Debonnaires	...	Quartet Dancers (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Handmaiden (uncredited)
Theo De Voe	...	Handmaiden (uncredited)
Devi Dja	...	(uncredited)
Edward Emerson	...	Bystander (uncredited)
Brooke Evans	...	Handmaiden (uncredited)
Vic Groves	...	Knife Dancer (uncredited)
Jamiel Hasson	...	Kasim's Aide (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst	...	English Announcer (uncredited)
Joe Jewett	...	Knife Dancer (uncredited)
Pete G. Katchenaro	...	Filipino Announcer (uncredited)
Cy Kendall	...	Fruit Vendor (uncredited)
Louise La Planche	...	Handmaiden (uncredited)
George Lloyd	...	Guard (uncredited)
Richard Loo	...	Chinese Announcer (uncredited)
Patsy Mace	...	Handmaiden (uncredited)
Michael Mark	...	Pottery Vendor (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard	...	Leader of Arab Horsemen (uncredited)
Leo Mostovoy	...	Russian Announcer (uncredited)
Sylvia Opert	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva	...	Sausage Vendor (uncredited)
Ralph Penney	...	Arab Waiter (uncredited)
Stanley Price	...	Idiot (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgeway	...	Handmaiden (uncredited)
Kent Rogers	...	Male Camel (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Semels	...	One of Jolla's Warriors (uncredited)
Dan Seymour	...	Slave Buyer (uncredited)
Nick Shaid	...	Arab Guard (uncredited)
Sammy Stein	...	Guard (uncredited)
Andrew Tombes	...	Oso Bucco (uncredited)
Blanca Vischer	...	Girl on Camel (uncredited)
Blue Washington	...	Nubian Slave (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde	...	Handmaiden (uncredited)
Harry Woods	...	Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Directed by
David Butler

Writing credits
Frank Butler		(original screenplay) and
Don Hartman		(original screenplay)
Erik Charell		contributor to treatment (uncredited)
Barney Dean		contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
Arthur Phillips		contributor to dialogue (uncredited)

Produced by
Paul Jones	....	associate producer
Buddy G. DeSylva	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by
William C. Mellor

Film Editing by
Irene Morra

Art Direction by
Hans Dreier
Robert Usher

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Wally Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sydney Streeter	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cullen Tate	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Hal Walker	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Earl S. Hayman	....	sound recordist (as Earl Hayman)
Walter Oberst	....	sound recordist
Loren L. Ryder	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography
Gordon Jennings	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
Ted Wells	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Cliff Shirpser	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department
Arthur Franklin	....	music advisor
Victor Young	....	musical director
Paul Weston	....	music arranger (uncredited)

Other crew
Paul Oscard	....	dances stager
Jamiel Hasson	....	technical advisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (as Paramount Pictures Inc.)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1942) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (USA) (TV)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Image Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• M.P.E.A. (1949) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

Der Weg nach Marokko (Austria) (Germany) [de]
A Sedução de Marrocos (Portugal) [pt]
A Sedução do Marrocos (Brazil) [pt]
Avventura al Marocco (Italy) [it]
En route pour le Maroc (France) [fr]
Kaksi iloista merimiestä Marokossa (Finland) [fi]
Maroko (Greece) [el]
På eventyr i Marokko (Denmark) [da]
Ruta de Marruecos (Spain) [es]
Två glada sjömän i Marocko (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

82 min (DVD) | 81 min (copyright length)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #8255) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | UK:U | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Imperial County, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Orville and Jeff are in jail, the superimposed background bleeds into the jail guard's caftan.

Quotes:

Jeff Peters: Orville, where are you?
Turkey Jackson: Right over here, behind these goosepimples.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Road to Rio (1947)

Soundtrack:

Aladdin's Daughter

very funny

Bob Hope is a very underappreciated performer. Of course, he was better as a comedian than as a movie actor, but that's just because he resigned himself to making lightweight comedies like this one. This comedy is very funny; yes, it's pretty lightweight, but what did you expect?

I like all the "Road to" pictures, but this is the best that I've seen. Of course, you won't get any great plots or intricate character development with them, but they are highly entertaining. Likewise, "Road to Morocco" is a very funny movie, if not a bit uneven. See this movie for some good laughs.

P.S. This movie is definitely harmless, despite the comment written by someone who seems to think it's homophobic. I'm wondering if he watched the same movie that I did.