Road to Utopia

This article is about the 1946 film. For the Hawkwind album, see Road to Utopia (album). For the 1979 song, see Adventures in Utopia § Side one.
Road to Utopia
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHal Walker
Screenplay by
Produced byPaul Jones
Starring
Narrated byRobert Benchley
CinematographyLionel Lindon
Edited byStuart Gilmore
Music byLeigh Harline
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 27, 1946 (1946-02-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5 million (US rentals)[1][2]

Road to Utopia is a 1946 American semi-musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Filmed in 1943 but not released until 1946, Road to Utopia is the fourth film of the "Road to ..." series. Written by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is about two vaudeville performers at the turn of the twentieth century who go to Alaska to make their fortune. Along the way they find a map to a secret gold mine. In 1947, Road to Utopia received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.[3]

  1. ^ "60 Top Grossers of 1946". Variety. 8 January 1947. p. 8 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "All-Time Top Grossers". Variety. 8 January 1964. p. 69.
  3. ^ "The 19th Academy Awards | 1947". oscars.org. 4 October 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2023.