Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Frank Faylen, Frank Puglia ...( see more  see more... ) , Gale Sondergaard , George Meeker , Harry Wiere , Harry Woods , Herbert Wiere , Jerry Colonna , Joseph Vitale , Laverne Andrews , Maxene Andrews , Nestor Paiva , Patty Andrews , Robert Barrat , Stanley Andrews , Sylvester Wiere

In their fifth "road" comedy, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby are framed for starting a fire and hop a boat to Rio de Janeiro. Naturally, they meet Dorothy Lamour there and must rescue her from her evil aunt...( read more  read more... ) (Gale Sondergaard, the queen of movie evil aunts). Bing serenades Dorothy with "But Beautiful," and even the Andrews Sisters show up to croon a tune. This was the last "road" picture until Road to Bali in 1952.

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Unrated, 100 min.

Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod

Release Date: December 25, 1947

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DVD Release Date: November 21, 2000

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  • July 26, 2009
    still the same general brand of comedy from the earlier films, but a lot less hammy and a lot more toned-down overall. while Bob Hope maintains much of the same deadpan charm that makes him so enjoyable in previous efforts, Crosby appears a bit off the mark and isn't nearly up t...( read more)o his usual game. Gale Sondergaard makes a great appearance as the villain, though. the music was pretty good as well. laugh-out-loud moments and classic style aside, this is probably one of the weakest films in the series.
  • July 26, 2009
    Yet another great Bob Hope and Big Crosby "Road" movie. This one takes them on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with a hypnotized Dorothy Lamour. Plenty of laughs and very entertaining.
  • December 22, 2008
    No thankyou - Not interested.
  • August 15, 2008
    skip this one and see earlier road movies
  • July 1, 2008
    When these two guys go on the road, anything can happen, and it usually does.
  • March 24, 2008
    its so funny-but the effects are horrible

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