Road to Singapore
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: March 22, 1940 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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80
EmpireKim Newman
This pleasant 1940 comedy-drama hit on the successful double-act teaming of crooner Bing Crosby and patter comic Bob Hope, throwing in sarong-clad Dorothy Lamour for glamour and working through a trivial plot about fleeing responsibility for a South Seas idyll. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Initial teaming of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in Road to Singapore provides foundation for continuous round of good substantial comedy of rapid-fire order, swinging along at a zippy pace. Read full review
70
The New YorkerPauline Kael
In spite of his problem of sentiment, it's a happy, unpretentious farce.
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Road To Singapore isn’t as funny or as cleverly self-referential as what would come later; it became a hit largely due to the fast-paced, partially ad-libbed repartee between the two stars, which was unlike anything that movie audiences had heard before. Read full review
50
The New York TimesFrank S. Nugent
The Road to Singapore is cobbled with good intentions, is blessed intermittently with smooth-running strips of amiable nonsense, but is altogether too uneven for regular use. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This is the one that started it all and it is also one of the weakest of the "Road" pictures. Read full review
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