Classic Films: Summer Road TripsToday @ 1:30p
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In this first of the popular "Road to..." series of pictures, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope star as two American playboys in Singapore trying to get their minds off previous romances-that is, until they meet a gorgeous local, played memorably by Dorothy Lamour. Although scripted, much of the action is made even richer by material ad-libbed by Hope and Crosby. (1940, 83 min.)
"Some people say I'm crazy, some say that I'm insane, please pass the ketchup, I think it's going to rain..." Back in the 1980's I had a brain-melting night at the Nuart when Jerry Beck gave a talk and projected some of his favorite rare and unusual cartoons from the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies productions. I had always loved those cartoons and thought they were bursting with the wittiest wisecracks and the most suave sight gags I had ever seen and here was Jerry Beck showing me the historical context behind the mayhem. I bought his encyclopedic guide book The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons (now out of print) and thought he had the coolest job in the whole world.
