Synopsis
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...
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Cast
- Bing CrosbyJoshua 'Josh' Mallon V
- Dorothy LamourMima
- Bob HopeAce Lannigan
- Charles CoburnJoshua Mallon IV
- Judith BarrettGloria Wycott
- Anthony QuinnCaesar
- Jerry ColonnaAchilles Bombanassa
- Elvia AllmanHomely Girl (uncredited)
- Johnny ArthurTimothy Willow (uncredited)
- Bobby BarberMan Hit with Soap Suds (uncredited)
Recommendations
- 80
Empire
This pleasant 1940 comedy-drama hit on the successful double-act teaming of crooner Bing Crosby and patter comic Bob Hope, throwing in sarong-clad Dorothy Lamour for glamour and working through a trivial plot about fleeing responsibility for a South Seas idyll. - 70
Variety
Initial teaming of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Singapore provides foundation for continuous round of good substantial comedy of rapid-fire order, swinging along at a zippy pace. - 70
The New Yorker
In spite of his problem of sentiment, it's a happy, unpretentious farce. - 67
The A.V. Club
Road To Singapore isn’t as funny or as cleverly self-referential as what would come later; it became a hit largely due to the fast-paced, partially ad-libbed repartee between the two stars, which was unlike anything that movie audiences had heard before. - 50
The New York Times
The Road to Singapore is cobbled with good intentions, is blessed intermittently with smooth-running strips of amiable nonsense, but is altogether too uneven for regular use. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
This is the one that started it all and it is also one of the weakest of the "Road" pictures.
