Road Show

1941
Approved
1h 27m

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John Hubbard, Carole Landis, and Adolphe Menjou in Road Show (1941)

Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. TRich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. TRich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. T

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6.0/10

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Trivia
This film was first telecast in Los Angeles Sunday 4 July 1948 on KTLA (Channel 5), in New York City Saturday 28 August 1948 on WPIX (Channel 11), and in Detroit Sunday 28 November 1948 on WWJ (Channel 4) as part of their newly acquired series of three dozen Hal Roach feature film productions, originally theatrically released between 1931 and 1943, and now being syndicated for television broadcast by Regal Television Pictures. It first aired in Fort Worth Saturday 12 March 1949 on WBAP (Channel 5), in Boston Sunday 26 June 1949 on WBZ (Channel 4), and in Atlanta Sunday 28 August 1949 on WSB (Channel 8).

Goofs
Some manipulation of the negative can be seen when the uncaged lion crosses in front of Willie.

Quotes
Colonel Carleton Carroway: Well, I told her you were a great showman.
Drogo Gaines: Oh, Colonel, why'd you tell her a thing like that?
Colonel Carleton Carroway: Well, you're an imposter, aren't you? It's better to be a good imposter than a bad one.

Connections
Featured in Bamboozled (2000)

Soundtracks
I Should Have Known You Years Ago
Written by Hoagy Carmichael
Lyrics Harris Robison
Song introduction by The Charioteers
Performed by Carole Landis (dubbed by Martha Mears)

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1/10

Carole Landis Was Beautiful

This 1941 Hal Roach production was a big hit with movie goers because the public were innocent and hard working people who enjoyed all the great humor that Hal Roach introduced from the 1920's, 30's and 40's. In todays standards this film would be horrible and a complete corny boring film. John Hubbard, (Drogo Gaines) plays the role as a playboy and gets out of a marriage by claiming he was crazy, because his bride was only a gold-digger and Drogo is placed in a mental institution. While Drogo is in the nut house he meets up with Col. Carleton Carroway, (Adolphe Menjou) who after a few weeks decides to escape with Drogo and they meet up with Penguin Moore, (Carole Landis), "I Wake Up Screaming", who owns a carnival and they decide to work and stay with Penguin and Drogo even gets involved with being a lion trainer. This is a nutty film, but a great look back at a film that was produced and directed when America was at war during WW II and the people needed a break from the horrible concerns and worry for the fighting men and woman in this horrible war.