Road to Singapore

Road to Singapore
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVictor Schertzinger
Screenplay by
Story byHarry Hervey
Produced byHarlan Thompson
Starring
CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor
Edited byPaul Weatherwax
Music byVictor Young
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 14, 1940 (1940-03-14) (USA)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.6 million[1]

Road to Singapore is a 1940 American semi-musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope. Based on a story by Harry Hervey, the film is about two playboys trying to avoid romances on the fictional island of Kaigoon, where they meet a beautiful woman. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film marked the debut of the long-running and popular "Road to ..." series of pictures spotlighting the trio, seven in all. The supporting cast features Charles Coburn, Anthony Quinn, and Jerry Colonna.

  1. ^ "Which Cinema Films Have Earned the Most Money Since 1914?". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 March 1944. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2012 – via National Library of Australia.