Road to Bali (1952)

While one of the last films in the series, this is my first experience watching one of the Hope-Crosby Road to films. While it’s definitely not without its charms, it also didn’t make me feel like I need to make sure I watch the entire series. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby are a song and dance team where both members need to flee Australia because of ill advised marriage proposals. They wind up on their way to Indonesia to work for a prince and end up both falling for his cousin. The plot isn’t really the point of these films. It’s the in-jokes, hijinks, gags, and chemistry between the two lead to seven of these films being made. It’s interestingly the only one in Technicolor. The type of loud humor seems almost necessary to be paired with bright colors. One other notable bit about this entry is the various cameos from other celebrities such as Martin and Lewis, Jane Russell, and Humphrey Bogart by way of a cut from The African Queen.