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Director:

David Butler

Writers:

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

22 April 1943 (Australia) more

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. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win more

User Comments:

Gentle comedy in the old fashioned style more (25 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

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]
På eventyr i Marokko (Denmark) [da]
Ruta de Marruecos (Spain) [es]
Två glada sjömän i Marocko (Sweden) [sv]
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Runtime:

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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

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


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

For use in this film, Paramount bought comedy routines originally written by Ralph Spence for his story "From Rags to Rhythm." more

Goofs:

Factual errors: Orville says that he was born on September 13, 1913, a Friday. That date was actually a Saturday. more

Quotes:

[after Mullay Kasim rides through town with his men yelling and firing their rifles in the air]
Jeff Peters: Say fuzzy, who is that headstrong impetuous boy?
Bystander: He is Mullay Kasim, the Desert Sheik.
Turkey Jackson: What'd he come to town for, a manicure?
Bystander: Oh, he loves the Princess Shalmar of Karameesh. He has come here to ask her to marry him.
Jeff Peters: I'd hate to be around when he comes for a divorce!
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Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more

Soundtrack:

Moonlight Becomes You more


FAQ

On the lifeboat, Jeff says to Orville, "I've got a T.L . for you." What did T.L. stand for?
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Gentle comedy in the old fashioned style, 16 March 2002
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

When the ocean liner carrying Jeff and Orville is sunk, they find themselves washed up and on the way to Morocco. In pay for food Jeff sells Orville to a man only to find that Orville has been sold on to Princess Shalmar and is now to marry her. However the princess is only marrying Orville as her first wed is cursed to die within a week – leaving her free to marry Mullay Kassim.

Like an old pair of shoes, the road to movies may not be fantastic but they're comfortable and safe. This is actually one of the better road movies, the plot, though silly, is quite focused and doesn't go off on flights of fancy like some others. The focus of the plot allows a safe environment for Hope and Crosby to do their double act within. The love interest is OK but really it slows the film down a bit.

Crosby is good as ever and gets to do his songs on a regular basis, but really the star is Hope. His Orville is cowardly, treacherous and selfish – but he manages to be sympathetic and funny. This is all down to Hope's wit, timing and deliver – he is a genuine showman. Stars in the shape of Lamour and Quinn are diverting – but this is a Crosby/Hope vehicle all the way.

One of the better Road movies this is funny in an old fashioned way.

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