Road to Bali
Road to Bali is a 1952 film about two men who dive for treasure while competing for a beautiful princess.
- Directed by Hal Walker. Written by Frank Butler.
Harold Gridley
[edit]- He's gonna sing, folks. Now's the time to go out and get the popcorn.
- Say, I haven't looked for work since I was night watchmen at Vassar.
- [to George] Why, you collapsible Como, you...
Dialogue
[edit]- Ken Arok: You will love Vaatu. It is an island paradise.
- Harold Gridley: Girls, huh?
- Ken Arok: Could it be paradise without girls?
- Harold Gridley: Is that the way all the natives dress on your island?
- Male Native: Nods
- Harold Gridley: Really? George, do you suppose...
- George Cochran: Not a chance.
- Harold Gridley: Stick around folks, he could be wrong you know.
- George Cochran: I wonder what the locals are like?
- Princess Lala: I hope they're not cannibals or headhunters!
- Harold Gridley: I hope they're orange pickers, I want to get out of this tree!
- George Cochran: Oh, stop squawking, you'll fall off when you're ripe!
- George Cochran: What's that?
- Harold Gridley: Oh, that's Errol Flynn. He can't stand it.
- Harold Gridley: Say, Haggis!
- George Cochran: What is it, MacBaggis?
- Harold Gridley: Have you heard the latest about MacTavish?
- George Cochran: What's he done now?
- Harold Gridley: I heard he's living on the roof!
- George Cochran: Why would he be living on the roof?
- Harold Gridley: Because he heard someone say, "Drinks are on the house!"
- Princess Lala: Do you always fight over girls?
- Harold Gridley: Well, what else can we fight over? We've never had any money. [Looking straight into the camera] That's for Washington!
- Princess Lala: [showing a portrait of a woman in regal dress] She was my mother, Queen Tama of Vaatu.
- George Cochran: Hm, beautiful.
- Princess Lala: [indicating the portrait next to it of a man in a kilt] And he was my father.
- George Cochran: Didn't anybody in the family wear the pants?
- Harold Gridley: Hey! What are you gonna do with TWO girls?
- George Cochran: That's...um...MY problem....
Cast
[edit]- Bing Crosby — George Cochran
- Bob Hope — Harold Gridley
- Dorothy Lamour — Princess Lala McTavish
- Murvyn Vye — Prince Ken Arok
- Peter Coe as Gung
- Ralph Moody — Bhoma Da
- Leon Askin — King Ramayana
- Carolyn Jones — Eunice
- Michael Ansara — Guard
- Harry Cording — Verna's father
External links
[edit]
- Road to Bali quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Road to Bali at Allmovie