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Road To Utopia (1945)
Released By: MCA Universal Home Video   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MCA Universal Home Video
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Hal Walker
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour
Published ID: 1761
UPC: 014381429121, 025192123023,
Plot: The first Road picture in three years (the last was The Road to Morocco), Road to Utopia is set during the Alaskan gold rush. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby play a pair of third-rate San Francisco entertainers, Chester Hooton and Duke Johnson, who are obliged to skip town in a hurry. They book passage on a ship to Alaska, where they run afoul of escaped murderers Sperry (Robert H. Barrat) and McGurk (Nestor Paiva). Through a fluke, Chester and Duke overpower the killers, then get off the ship in Skagway disguised as Sperry and McGurk so that they themselves can evade the authorities. The boys can't understand why everyone is so afraid of them, nor why saloon owner Ace Larson (Douglas Dumbrille) and Larson's moll Kate (Hillary Brooke) are so chummy. It turns out that Sperry and McGurk had stolen a deed to a valuable gold mine before escaping to Alaska. Sal Van Hoyden (Dorothy Lamour) is the rightful owner of that deed, thus she too shows up in Skagway, hoping to extract the document from Chester and Duke. Whenever the plot threatens to become too difficult to follow, narrator Robert Benchley shows up to explain things -- which of course only adds to the confusion. At any rate, the whole affair ends up with Chester, Duke, and Sal running through the snowy wastes, with the villains in hot pursuit. Duke nobly stays behind to fight off the bad guys himself, handing the deed to Chester and Sal and wishing them Godspeed. Flash-forward to 1945: Chester and Sal, both old and wealthy, are reunited with their equally aged pal Duke, who wasn't killed after all. Sal tells Duke that Chester has been a wonderful husband and father. Yes, father...and wait till you see who plays their child (We adopted him!). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Order received
Added 10/3/2009

I knew what I was ordering so, this review is about FROM whom I ordered it rather than the product itself. The promised ship date was honored. I may have even gotten it a day early. The product was shrink wrapped and appeared to be brand new. (hard tellin' not knowin') I am perfectly happy with my order and with the shipper. I would order from them again.
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UTOPIA
Added 10/21/2007

EXCELLENT MOVIE AND GREAT SONGS

PROBABLY THE BEST OF THE ROAD SHOWS.

JASCONS

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Put It There Pal. . .
Added 5/8/2007

Bing, Bob, and Dottie in a another fun-filled romp, this time through the frozen landscape of Alaska in the early 1900's. Some great gags with plenty of laughs along with some quite lovely tunes. . ."Welcome to My Dream", and "Personality" being just a couple. Road to Utopia takes on everything we have seen before in the previous three Road films, and presents the gags, the songs, and the themes that make a Road film a Road film, in a fresh and original way giving forth a cornicopia of fun and playfulness that makes watching this movie a real reel pleasure.
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Unmitigated lunacy
Added 6/10/2005

Loosen every stressed out cell in your body. As the amazon product description says, one can but feel sorry for people who can't appreciate this kind of comedy. However, I suspect these people probably (justifiably?) formed their opinions by watching "Road to singapore" or other somewhat less spirited/average films in the series, and are likely to miss out on this gem.

This one is the best of the "road" collection. You can watch this (utopia) a hundred times and still be tickled by Hope's one-liners.

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A lot of fun ... in this road picture
Added 1/22/2005

This road picture is my co-favorite with Zanzibar. I just think that there are more funny lines per minute in these two than any of the others.

I read where they (Paramount) held off on releasing this picture because Bing was in the running for the academy award (for his performace in "Going My Way" ... and he would eventually win) and they didn't want to jeopardize his chances of winning.

He's a rogue here ... that's for sure. And Bob is his patsy ... again.

There's a nice little song on the deck of the ship. There's a talent contest, and the boys would lose out ... to a monkey. But it's a nice little number. Later on Dorothy Lamour sings "Personality", and is her usual charming self ... with a nice little Betty Boop accent.

But this road picture is aided by the sly commentary of Robert Benchley, and there is little or no lull in the fun.





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Order received
Added 10/3/2009

I knew what I was ordering so, this review is about FROM whom I ordered it rather than the product itself. The promised ship date was honored. I may have even gotten it a day early. The product was shrink wrapped and appeared to be brand new. (hard tellin' not knowin') I am perfectly happy with my order and with the shipper. I would order from them again.
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UTOPIA
Added 10/21/2007

EXCELLENT MOVIE AND GREAT SONGS

PROBABLY THE BEST OF THE ROAD SHOWS.

JASCONS

0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Put It There Pal. . .
Added 5/8/2007

Bing, Bob, and Dottie in a another fun-filled romp, this time through the frozen landscape of Alaska in the early 1900's. Some great gags with plenty of laughs along with some quite lovely tunes. . ."Welcome to My Dream", and "Personality" being just a couple. Road to Utopia takes on everything we have seen before in the previous three Road films, and presents the gags, the songs, and the themes that make a Road film a Road film, in a fresh and original way giving forth a cornicopia of fun and playfulness that makes watching this movie a real reel pleasure.
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