Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour are on the "Road to Utopia" in this 1946 film, also starring Robert Benchley as a sort of commentator.
Imagine seeing this film and "The Prestige" in the same night. I did. Crosby plays a magician, not quite the magician that Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale are! In this one Hope and Crosby are two con men/performers in the early 1900s who wind up on a ship to Alaska (Hope wanted to go to New York. They find a map leading to gold, unaware that it was stolen by two bearded thieves. The minute you see these thieves with their thick beards and matching jackets you know what's about to happen. Hope and Crosby manage to get the better of them when they're attacked and change into their clothes and don beards. They also each take a portion of the map. When they reach Alaska, everyone is afraid of them. Lamour works on seducing each man to get his portion of the map.
Hope and Crosby are a riot and added their own jokes throughout the film, as they sled through the snow.
Delightful film, very funny. I admit to liking the Road to Singapore a little better, but if you like Hope and Crosby, this is a good one to see.
Imagine seeing this film and "The Prestige" in the same night. I did. Crosby plays a magician, not quite the magician that Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale are! In this one Hope and Crosby are two con men/performers in the early 1900s who wind up on a ship to Alaska (Hope wanted to go to New York. They find a map leading to gold, unaware that it was stolen by two bearded thieves. The minute you see these thieves with their thick beards and matching jackets you know what's about to happen. Hope and Crosby manage to get the better of them when they're attacked and change into their clothes and don beards. They also each take a portion of the map. When they reach Alaska, everyone is afraid of them. Lamour works on seducing each man to get his portion of the map.
Hope and Crosby are a riot and added their own jokes throughout the film, as they sled through the snow.
Delightful film, very funny. I admit to liking the Road to Singapore a little better, but if you like Hope and Crosby, this is a good one to see.