Road to Utopia

1945
Approved
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

3.8K

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Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Utopia (1945)

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Farce Adventure Comedy Family Musical

Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Bing Crosby

Duke Johnson

Bob Hope

Chester Hooton

Dorothy Lamour

Sal Van Hoyden

Hillary Brooke

Kate

Douglass Dumbrille

Ace Larson

Jack La Rue

LeBec
(as Jack LaRue)

Robert Barrat

Sperry

Nestor Paiva

McGurk

Robert Benchley

Narrator

George Anderson

Townsman
(uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Joe - Official at Ship
(uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Bartender
(uncredited)

William 'Billy' Benedict

Second Newsboy
(uncredited)

Carmella Bergstrom

Woman
(uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Bear
(voice)
(uncredited)

Phil Bloom

Show Spectator
(uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Man in Saloon
(uncredited)

Rudy Bowman

Show Spectator
(uncredited)

Director
- Hal Walker
Writers
- Norman Panama
- Melvin Frank
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Trivia
Bob Hope recalled that during the scene where he and Bing Crosby were bedding down beside their cabin in the Klondike, they were to be joined by a bear. They were told that the bear was tame and its trainer would always be nearby. Against their better judgment they went along with it. However, when the cameras started filming, the bear ambled over to Hope and, instead of lying down next to him like it was supposed to, the animal sniffed him and started growling. Hope and Crosby immediately stopped the scene and refused to work with the bear any longer, despite the trainer's protestations that it was tame and harmless. The next day the bear attacked its trainer and tore his arm off.

Goofs
The right arm of the person holding the talking fish is visible.

Quotes
[Duke loses a talent show to a trained monkey]
Chester Hooton: [to Duke] Next time I bring Sinatra.

Crazy credits
Narrator Robert Benchley credits himself orally in a precredit sequence.

Connections
Featured in Paramount Presents (1974)

Soundtracks
Put It There, Pal
(1946)
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Played during the opening credits and also as background music
Performed later by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope

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Featured review

8/10

very entertaining

'Road to Utopia' is a musical comedy starring two performers who are caught up in a conquest to find gold in Alaska. 'Road to Utopia' is a highly entertaining film, and it's easy to get caught up in the adventure.

Some of the comedy elements in the film are probably a little bit dated, but those that are not dated and still very funny and witty. (These include the narrator comments directed to films, the Paramount mountain, the talking animals, and the Santa figure emerging from the Alaskan landscape with gifts for Crosby and Hope). The music is also dated in terms of what traditional audiences enjoy today, but I still thought it was done very well and played an important part in the story.

'Road to Utopia' is enjoyable, and it is highly recommended. If you're tired of all the films made in the past 20-30 years, this is a gem.