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Road to Zanzibar

Play trailer Poster for Road to Zanzibar 1941,  1h 32m,  Musical/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 89% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 62% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
89% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Tired of working the traveling sideshow circuit in Africa, con men Chuck Reardon (Bing Crosby) and Hubert Fearless Frazier (Bob Hope) get tangled up with tycoon Charles Kimble (Eric Blore), who fleeces them with the deed to a worthless diamond mine. After swindling someone else with the same mine deed, the boys rescue a pair of seemingly innocent young cuties in peril, Donna (Dorothy Lamour) and Julia (Una Merkel), not realizing that the girls are confidence tricksters themselves.

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John Kinloch California Eagle Oct 31, 2019
A perfect musicomedy. Go to Full Review
Jose Maria Santos Cine-Mundial Sep 18, 2019
The public of our days want to have fun and 'Road to Zanzibar' is a suitable movie for it. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aug 19, 2011
C
This Bing Crosby-Bob Hope road film lacks spontaneity and the humor seems forced. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Aug 29, 2005
4/5
One of the best Hope-Crosby romps highlighted by Bob wrestling a match flame-blowing gorilla. Go to Full Review
James Plath Movie Metropolis Jul 6, 2005
3/5
Not one of the best "road" flicks and racist by today's sensibilities, but fun nonetheless. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 4, 2005
3/5
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Kylo G Jan 7, 2017 Cute. Racist, but cute.
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Cast & Crew

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Victor Schertzinger

Director

Bing Crosby

Chuck Reardon

Bob Hope

Hubert "Fearless" Frazier

Dorothy Lamour

Donna Latour

Una Merkel

Julia Quimby

Eric Blore

Charles Kimble

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Road to Zanzibar

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Movie Info

Synopsis Tired of working the traveling sideshow circuit in Africa, con men Chuck Reardon (Bing Crosby) and Hubert Fearless Frazier (Bob Hope) get tangled up with tycoon Charles Kimble (Eric Blore), who fleeces them with the deed to a worthless diamond mine. After swindling someone else with the same mine deed, the boys rescue a pair of seemingly innocent young cuties in peril, Donna (Dorothy Lamour) and Julia (Una Merkel), not realizing that the girls are confidence tricksters themselves.
Director
Victor Schertzinger
Producer
Paul Jones
Screenwriter
Frank Butler, Don Hartman
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 1941, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Runtime
1h 32m
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