Road to Bali

Overview

"The Hope and Crosby film The Road to Bali comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but this Alpha release is an inexpensive way to enjoy this great screen duo."

Product Details

Release Date:	07/30/2002
UPC:	0089218310798
Original Release:	1952
Source:	Alpha Video
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	51,382

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bob Hope	Harold Gridley
Bing Crosby	George Cochran,Himself
Dorothy Lamour	Princess Lala
Murvyn Vye	Ken Arok
Peter Coe	Gung
Ralph Moody	Bhoma Da
Leon Askin	Ramayana
Jane Russell	Herself
Dean Martin	Himself
Jerry Lewis	Himself
Jack Claus	Specialty Dancer
Bernie Gozier	Bo Kassar
Herman Cantor	Priest
Shela Fritz	Chief's Wife
Ethel K. Reiman	Chief's Wife
Irene K. Silva	Chief's Wife
Kuka Tuitama	Warrior
Charles Mauu	Warrior
Al Kikume	Warrior
Satini Puailoa	Warrior
Mylee Haulani	Beautiful Girl in Basket
Kukhie Kuhns	Fat Woman in Basket
Michael Ansara	Guard
Larry Chance	Attendant
Bunny Lewbel	Lalah (age 7)
Patricia Dane	Handmaiden
Sue Casey	Handmaiden
Patti McKaye	Handmaiden
Judy Landon	Handmaiden
Leslie Charles	Handmaiden
Jean Corbett	Handmaiden
Betty Onge	Handmaiden
Roy Gordon	Eunice's Father
Harry Cording	Verna's Father
Carolyn Jones	Eunice
Jan Kayne	Verna
Allan Nixon	Eunice's Brother
Douglas Yorke	Verna's Brother
Mary Kanae	Old Crone
Raymond Lee	Boy
Luukia Luana	Boy
Bismark Auelua	Lesser Priest
Bhogwan Singh	Lesser Priest
Chanan Singh Sohi	Lesser Priest
Jerry Groves	Lesser Priest
Richard Keene	Conductor
Donald Lawton	Employment Agency Clerk
Katharine Hepburn	Rose Sayer
Humphrey Bogart	Charlie Allnut

Technical Credits

William Morrow

Frank R. Butler

Hal Kanter

Hal Walker	Director
William Morrow	Screenwriter
Frank R. Butler	Screenwriter
Hal Kanter	Screenwriter
Harry Tugend	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The plot for Road to Bali is pretty thin stuff, even for one of the "Road" pictures. This does, however, place more of a burden on our trio of stars and on the quality of the jokes and songs; while there's nothing really wrong with any of these elements, things still don't really come together to make Bali the boffo fun that it wants to be. Even moreso than in previous entries in the series, there's an abundance of self-referential humor and light genre parodies -- and comic cameo appearances are taken to a bit of a ridiculous extreme. But even so, Bali is amiable and undemanding fun, and if Bob Hope and Bing Crosby don't have the inspired lunacy that they had in Road to Morocco, they still work like a well-oiled machine (with Dorothy Lamour as the lever that often gets them started). Bali also benefits from being shot in Technicolor. There aren't any real location shots, just studio sets, but they positively drip with rich, savory color. Lamour gets the best song, "Moonflowers," and Crosby does quite nicely with the mediocre "To See You." Not the best "Road" show, Bali nonetheless is enjoyable and occasionally very funny.