Road to Zanzibar
1941 movie poster
Directed by	Victor Schertzinger
Produced by	Paul Jones
Written by	Frank Butler & Don Hartman from a story by Sy Bartlett & Frank Butler
Starring	Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Una Merkel
Music by	Victor Young
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	April 11, 1941
Running time	91 min
Country	U.S.
Language	English
Preceded by	Road to Singapore
Followed by	Road to Morocco
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Road to Zanzibar is a 1941 Paramount Pictures comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, and marked the second picture in the popular "Road to..." series made by the trio. Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1890 - October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer and screenwriter. ... Paul Jones (1901-1968) was an American film producer. ... Husband of Annie Oakley. ... Sy Bartlett was a U.S. author and screenwriter/producer of Hollywood films. ... Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Bob Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was an English-Born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel, well known for his good natured humor and career longevity. ... Dorothy Lamour (December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American motion picture actress. ... Una Merkel (December 10, 1903, Covington, Kentucky – January 2, 1986, Los Angeles) was a Tony Award winning and Academy Award nominated American film actress. ... Victor Young (August 8, 1900 - November 10, 1956) was an Jewish-American composer, violinist and conducter. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... orchard road This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Road to Morocco is a 1942 comedy film which tells the story of two fast-talking guys who find themselves tossed up on a desert shore and sold into slavery to a beautiful princess. ... The year 1941 in film involved some significant events. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Bob Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was an English-Born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel, well known for his good natured humor and career longevity. ... Dorothy Lamour (December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American motion picture actress. ... Road to. ...

Paramount executives owned the rights to a story by Sy Bartlett entitled "Find Colonel Fawcett" about two men trekking through the jungles of Madagascar. They felt that its plot was so similar to the recently released Stanley and Livingstone (1939) that it could not be made as written without seeming too derivative, so they turned the project over to Frank Butler and Don Hartman, the writers on the wildly successful Road to Singapore which Paramount had released the year before. Thus reborn as a comedy and spoof of the safari genre, the film resembled its predecessor in every important way, with plot taking a back seat to gags (many of them ad libbed), and music. The film was so successful that further "Road to..." pictures were assured. Now in public domain. Stanley and Livingstone is a 1939 movie about reporter Henry M. Stanleys quest for Dr. David Livingstone, a missionary presumed lost in Africa. ... orchard road This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Look up Spoof in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Map of Africa 1890 Look up safari in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the gay mens lifestyle magazine, see Genre (magazine). ... Ad libitum is Latin for at ones pleasure, often shortened to Ad lib. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...

Songs

• "You Lucky People, You", performed by Bing Crosby
• "African Etude / Road To Zanzibar", performed by Bing Crosby and a chorus while on safari
• "You're Dangerous", by Dorothy Lamour
• "It's Always You", by Bing Crosby

All lyrics by Johnny Burke, and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. Map of Africa 1890 Look up safari in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... Jimmy Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), was an American composer. ...

References

Strait, Raymond, Bob Hope: A Tribute. New York:Pinnacle Books, 2003. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

External links

• Road to Zanzibar at the Internet Movie Database
• Road to Zanzibar at Allmovie

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