The Road to Hong Kong (1962) | |
| Director(s) | Norman Panama |
| Producer(s) | Melvin Frank, William Kirby (associate uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | Exotic Lands, Road Movie, Sequels, Spies |
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The Road to Hong Kong (1962) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Norman Panama and produced by Melvin Frank and William Kirby.
SYNOPSIS
The last of the "Road" movies has an updated, space-age plot. Aging vaudevillians Hope and Crosby give up the road for a confidence scam, do-it-yourself spaceships. While being chased by the cops, Hope loses his memory after a bump on the head (diagnosed by Peter Sellers). That leads to a monastery, a spy intrigue with Collins, hiding out with Lamour in Hong Kong, a trip to the moon and back, and a final space shot to a remote planet (where they encounter a Rat Pack beachhead established by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin). As this was filmed in England, the usual cameos get augmented by British character actors.
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Chester Babcock: I don't know, but gimme a stick and I'll kill it.
Harry Turner: Chester, I give you my *solemn* word. *This* time it's not dangerous.
Chester Babcock: Not dangerous?
Harry Turner: No.
Chester Babcock: That's what 'cha said when you shot me out of a cannon, when you dropped me in a tank with an octopus. When you had me wrestle a gorilla. It's not dangerous! I'm not goin'. I'm through. I've had it. So forget it, *Charly*!
Diane: There must be some sensible solution to this problem.
Harry Turner: Well, of course there is. Two fellas, one girl. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, you come to my house.
Chester Babcock: Yeah. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, my house.
Diane: What about Sunday?
Chester Babcock: Everbody rests.
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The only Road movie not to be released by Paramount, it was released by United Artists.
Joan Collins was given the female lead in this final "Road" picture and Dorothy Lamour was given a small cameo appearance. When Lamour balked, and since financial backing hinged on her participation in the project, her role was enlarged.
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