VHS: Road to Rio

Road to Rio
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starring: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Frank Faylen
directed by: Norman Z. McLeod

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302739664
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 6302739667
Label: Columbia Tristar Hom
Manufacturer: Columbia Tristar Hom
Publisher: Columbia Tristar Hom
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 40180
Studio: Columbia Tristar Hom
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1947




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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Another Road movie
Crazy Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in another of their "Road To---"movies. It is a fun movie



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - ANDREW SISTERS+BING=ULTRA COOL
Bing had so many great songs. The performance of "You Don't Have To Know The Language" with the Andrew Sisters is mesmerizing.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - good not great
Not among the best of the road pictures, but still good. It seemed slightly contrived and not as spontaneous as the earlier ones.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Fun with Bing, Bob, and Dottie!
"Road to Rio", along with 1942's "Road to Morocco", are considered the apex of the Crosby/Hope "Road" series, and for good reason; the music, comedy, and general silliness mesh perfectly...and for my money, "Rio" is TOPS!

The songs are first-rate, from the opening "Apalachicola, FLA" (with it's 'caboose' finale), to a wonderful Bing ballad, "But Beautiful", to a show-stopper with the Andrews Sisters, "You Don't Have to Know the Language", to a nearly risqué "Experience" from Dorothy Lamour...the comic routines feature Bing and Bob at their best, from a homage to the Marxes' barbershop ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Hope and Crosby are great, and romantic moments are designed for Lamour...but let's not forget the wonderful Wiere Brothers
Considering that The Road to Rio was the fifth in the series, that the formula was down pat, that the plot, as usual, was merely an excuse for spontaneous and not-so-spontaneous bantering by the two stars, that the money-to-effort ratio was by now very satisfying to nearly all concerned, and that Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, both at 44, were quickly reaching the point where their age was working against their image of happy-go-lucky, sex-on-their-minds, slightly dumb but well-intentioned good guys...well, this is one of the best in the series. There's no single thing that sets it apart. If we've watched ... Read More

 

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