ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942, USA, 82m, U) **** Adventure, Comedy, Musical dist. Paramount Pictures; pr co. Paramount Pictures; d. David Butler; w. Frank Butler, Don Hartman; pr. Paul Jones; ph. William C. Mellor (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Victor Young; ed. Irene Morra; ad. Hans Dreier, Robert Usher. cast: Bing Crosby (Jeff Peters), Bob Hope (Orville…
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Film Review – THE ROAD TO HONG KONG (1962)
THE ROAD TO HONG KONG (1962, UK, 91m, U) *** Comedy, Musical dist. United Artists; pr co. Melnor Films; d. Norman Panama; w. Melvin Frank, Norman Panama; pr. Melvin Frank; ph. Jack Hildyard (B&W | 1.66:1); m. Robert Farnon; m/l. James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn; ed. Alan Osbiston, John C. Smith, John Victor Smith; pd….
Film Review – THE GHOST BREAKERS (1940)
Ghost Breakers, The (1940; USA; B&W; 85m) ∗∗∗½ d. George Marshall; w. Walter DeLeon; ph. Charles Lang; m. Ernst Toch. Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas, Willie Best, Anthony Quinn, Noble Johnson, Paul Fix. A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant, and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba….
Film Review – THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1939)
Cat and the Canary, The (1939; USA; B&W; 74m) ∗∗∗∗ d. Elliott Nugent; w. Walter DeLeon, Lynn Starling; ph. Charles Lang; m. Ernst Toch. Cast: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard, Elizabeth Patterson, George Zucco, Nydia Westman, John Wray. When an eccentric family meets in their uncle’s remote, decaying mansion on the…