Overview
A comedic adventure unfolds as two friends navigate the absurdities of a desert kingdom.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- classic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly celebrated the film as a daffy, highly entertaining showcase for the irrepressible chemistry and comic abandon of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jeff and Turkey trade incessant wisecracks and contrasting straight-man and gag-man energy throughout the journey.
The film embraces impossible coincidences, talking-animal humor, and jokes about its own screwy plot logic.
The desert shore, camel ride, Arabian Nights city, princess, and chieftain create a storybook exotic backdrop for farce.
Jeff attempts to rescue Turkey from servitude and even offers to take his place, while both men become entangled with Shalmar.
Films like Road to Morocco, and why
Road to Singapore
matching buddy-comedy chemistry, musical interludes, romantic escapades, and playful adventure
Road to Zanzibar
shared Crosby-Hope banter, road-movie structure, musical comedy, and irreverent escapism
The Princess and the Pirate
similar screwball romance, exotic adventure setting, comic male rivalry, and song-driven entertainment
The Road to Hong Kong
comparable classic Hollywood fantasy-adventure, romantic comedy, and broad comic performance style
Movie Details
- Director
- David Butler
- Release Date
- 1942-11-10
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (85)
Cast
- Bing Crosby
- Bob Hope
- Dorothy Lamour
- Anthony Quinn
- Dona Drake
- Vladimir Sokoloff
- Mikhail Rasumny
- George Givot
- Robert Barron
- Leon Belasco
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Road to Morocco about?
- Two shipwrecked con men turn an Arabian Nights romance into a riotous musical adventure of mistaken loyalties, desert schemes, and nonstop wisecracks.
- What is Road to Morocco like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Road to Morocco as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Road to Morocco violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Road to Morocco.
- What did critics think of Road to Morocco?
- Critics broadly celebrated the film as a daffy, highly entertaining showcase for the irrepressible chemistry and comic abandon of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour.
- Which films are like Road to Morocco?
- Films with a similar feel include Road to Singapore, Road to Zanzibar, The Princess and the Pirate, and The Road to Hong Kong.
- How long is Road to Morocco?
- Road to Morocco runs 82 minutes.
- Where can I watch Road to Morocco?
- In United States, Road to Morocco streams on Philo.
