Road to Utopia

"Paramount's most riotous "Road" show!"

1946 1h 30m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 50

AdventureComedyMusicFamily

Synopsis

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While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been 'stolen' by thugs. In Alaska to recover her father's map, Sal Van Hoyden falls in with Ace Larson, who secretly wants to steal the gold mine for himself. Duke, Chester, the thugs, Ace and his henchman chase each other all over the countryside—for the map.

“Paramount's most riotous "Road" show!”

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Cast

Bing Crosby
Duke Johnson
Bob Hope
Chester Hooton
Dorothy Lamour
Sal van Hoyden
Hillary Brooke
Kate
Douglass Dumbrille
Ace Larson
Jack La Rue
LeBec
Robert Barrat
Sperry
Nestor Paiva
McGurk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hal Walker
Writers: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Road to... Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hal Walker, shot by Lionel Lindon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stuart Gilmore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bing Crosby and Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Paramount's most riotous "Road" show!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hal Walker directs. Lionel Lindon behind the camera. Leigh Harline scores. Stuart Gilmore cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Road to... Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Hal Walker, shot by Lionel Lindon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Stuart Gilmore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bing Crosby and Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Paramount's most riotous "Road" show!".
9IMDB entry: tt0038032 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "ship", "map", "musical", "alaska".

The technical file

Cinematography: Lionel Lindon
Original score: Leigh Harline
Editing: Stuart Gilmore
Costume design: Edith Head
Makeup / hair: Wally Westmore
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Road to Utopia (1946)

Part of

Road to... Collection

Road to ... refers to a series of seven comedy films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. They are also often referred to as the "Road Pictures" or the "Road Series." The movies were a combination of adventure, comedy, romance, and music. The minimal plot often took a back seat to gags, many of them supposedly ad-libed by Crosby and Hope during filming.