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'''[[American Film Institute]] recognition''' |
'''[[American Film Institute]] recognition''' |
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* 2000: [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs]] #78 |
* 2000: [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs]] #78 |
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* 2004: [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs]] #95 for "We're off on the) Road to Morocco" |
* 2004: [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs]] #95 for "(We're off on the) Road to Morocco" |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:41, 6 April 2010
| Road to Morocco | |
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| File:RoadToMorocco 1942.jpg 1942 movie poster | |
| Directed by | David Butler |
| Written by | Frank Butler Don Hartman |
| Produced by | Paul Jones |
| Starring | Bob Hope Bing Crosby Dorothy Lamour Anthony Quinn |
| Cinematography | William Mellor |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | November 10, 1942 |
Running time | 82 min |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
Road to Morocco is a 1942 Academy Award nominated comedy film about two fast-talking guys tossed up on a desert shore and sold into slavery to a beautiful princess. It is the third of the "Road to..." film and stars Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Anthony Quinn, and Dona Drake.
The film was written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler for Paramount Pictures.
It received Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Recording and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. In 1996, Road to Morocco was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
The film was topical as American troops landed in Morocco on 8 November 1942 during Operation Torch.
Cast
Bing Crosby ... Jeff Peters
Bob Hope ... Orville 'Turkey' Jackson / Aunt Lucy
Dorothy Lamour ... Princess Shalmar
Anthony Quinn ... Mullay Kasim
Dona Drake ... Mihirmah
Vladimir Sokoloff ... Hyder Khan
Mikhail Rasumny ... Ahmed Fey
George Givot ... Neb Jolla
Songs
- "(We're off on the) Road to Morocco", performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
- "Ain't Got a Dime to My Name", by Bing Crosby
- "Constantly", Dorothy Lamour
- "Moonlight Becomes You", Bing Crosby
All lyrics by Johnny Burke, and music by Jimmy Van Heusen.
Copyright
The film's copyright was renewed in a timely manner by the company which had acquired it. Originally registered for copyright as LP11703 with a declared publication date of October 1, 1942, the continuation of copyright was contingent upon renewal between the 27th and 28th anniversaries of that date. Renewal occurred November 7, 1969, number R472317. Renewal was filed by EMKA, Ltd., holder of the rights to Paramount's pre-1950 library, and now part of NBC Universal Television Distribution--this would now make Universal Studios the film's distributor for all media. The copyright is now scheduled to run until 95 years after the publication date (2037). The film has not lapsed into the public domain.
Recognition
American Film Institute recognition
- 2000: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs #78
- 2004: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs #95 for "(We're off on the) Road to Morocco"