Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination.Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination.Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination.
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- (as Michele Mok)
- Nubian at Lamasary
- (uncredited)
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
- Nubian at Lamasary
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe long nonsense word that Peter Sellers says during his scene is actually the name of a Welsh town, known for being the longest place name anywhere: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
- GoofsVisiting a Tibetan monastery in 1962 would have been utterly impossible. Following the 1959 Tibetan revolt, Mao's Great Leap forward had the monasteries forcibly closed at the cost of up to 200,000 Tibetan lives and utterly isolated the entire country.
- Quotes
Harry Turner: Chester, I give you my SOLEMN word. THIS time it's not dangerous.
Chester Babcock: Not dangerous?
Harry Turner: No.
Chester Babcock: That's what 'cha said when you shot me out of a cannon, when you dropped me in a tank with an octopus, when you had me wrestle a gorilla. It's not dangerous! I'm not goin'. I'm through. I've had it. So forget it, *Charly*!
- Crazy credits"And our very special cup of tea DOROTHY LAMOUR"
- ConnectionsEdited from Black Narcissus (1947)
Hope and Crosby weren't a comedy team but two skilled performers already notable in their own right(s) whose chemistry was amazing. Outside the "Road" pictures they shared plenty of cameos in each others' movies.
"Hong Kong" has a lot going for it, not least that twenty years after the first "Road" movies Hope and Crosby were even more secure in their movie personas. Their stars had not dimmed. How many of today's stars in any field will be more than trivia questions in 20 years?
Then there's an early (unbilled) appearance by rising star Peter Sellers. If they made a mistake with Sellers it was plugging him in too soon. Sellers is already so good he steals the scene right out from under the boys and makes the rest of the movie feel like denouement. We hope against hope he'll make an encore but by the climax they make room for other (already established) rising stars. It's like they are handing over the laughs and music to the next generation of performers.
And performers, Hope and Crosby were. Though Hope is considered the comedian and Crosby the song stylist, Crosby could be funny and while he's no Crosby Hope could sing (and dance: watch their opening song-and-dance routine; not bad for a couple of boys barreling toward 60). They could sing, dance, tell jokes and be all-round entertainers.
A lot is made by some reviewers about their ages but movies are about fantasy. And this is a fantasy often satirizing the early space program. Ignore the wrinkles and you'll hear two wonderfully honed entertainers still in tip-top form.
Also starring Robert Morley and a young Joan Collins (in a role far removed from Alexis). Collins has never been my cup of tea but she does okay.
Not the best Road movie nor the worst, but it has enough moments of pure fun to be a worthy capper to the series and not just two old guys trying to squeeze out a few more bucks from a weary road.
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- Der Weg nach Hongkong
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1