The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong


Melnor Films / United Artists, 1962, B/W, 92 minutes, ***

Released May, 1962



The final entry in the "Road" series, this entry was made in England - the only one of the series not made by Paramount. This one finds Bing and Bob as vaudevillians again, but this time they flee to India and try to sell their "Fly-It-Yourself" space kit for interplanetary travel. Peter Sellers makes an uproarious appearance as an Indian Doctor.



Produced by: Melvin Frank

Production Supervisor: Bill Kirby

Directed by: Norman Panama

Assistant Director: Bluey Hill

Written by: Norman Panama and Melvin Frank

Music Composed and Conducted by: Robert Farnon

Musical Associates: Bill McGuffie, Dough Gamley

Songs by: Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen

Musical Numbers Staged by: Jack Baker and Sheila Meyers

Production Designed by: Roger Furse

Art Direction: Sydney Cain, Bill Hutchinson

Set Decoration: Maurice Fowler

Costume Designer: Anthony Mendleson

Make-Up: Dave Aylott

Hairdressing: Joan White

Sound: A. G. Ambler, Bob Jones

Special Effects: Wally Veevers, Ted Samuels

Director of Photography: Jack Hildyard

Editorial Supervision: Alan Osbiston

Editor: John Victor Smith



Cast: Bing Crosby [Harry Turner], Bob Hope [Chester Babcock], Joan Collins [Diane], Dorothy Lamour [Herself], Robert Morley [The Leader], Walter Gotell [Dr. Zorbb], Roger Delgado [Jhinnah], Felix Aylmer [Grand Lama], Peter Madden [Lama], Alan Gifford, Robert Ayres, Robin Hughes [American Officials], Julian Sherrier [Doctor], Bill Nagy [Agent], Guy Standeven [Photographer], John McCarthy [Messenger], Simon Levy [Servant], Mei Ling [Chinese Girl], Jacqueline Jones [Lady at Airport], Katya Douglas [Receptionist], Harry Baird, Irvin Allen [Nubian], Victor Brooks, Roy Patrick, John Dearth, David Randall, Michael Wynne [Leader's Men], Yvonne Shima, Camilla Brockman, Lena Margot, Sheree Winton, Edwina Carroll, Diane Valentine, April Ashley, Jacqueline Leigh, Sein Short, Lier Hwang, Michele Mok, Zoe Zephyr [Girls]

Guest Stars: Peter Sellers, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, David Niven, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dave King, Jerry Colonna



Musical Program: [0:00] Team Work (sung and danced by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope before titles); [0:34] The Road to Hong Kong (sung by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope); [0:59] Let's Not Be Sensible (sung by Bing Crosby and Joan Collins); [1:19] Warmer Than a Whisper (sung by Dorothy Lamour); [1:28] Team Work (sung and danced by Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Joan Collins)