The Ultimate Bob Hope Collection (The Great Lover / How to Commit Marriage / The Lemon Drop Kid / My Favorite Brunette / Paris Holiday / The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell / Road to Bali / Road to Rio / The Seven Little Foys / Son of Paleface)

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Wonderful Set

Bob Hope Movie Collection

Great Set---Bad Packaging

The Ultimate Bob Hope Collection (The Great Lover / How to Commit Marriage / The Lemon Drop Kid / My Favorite Brunette / Paris Holiday / The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell / Road to Bali / Road to Rio / The Seven Little Foys / Son of Paleface)
Starring: Bob Hope
Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse
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ASIN: B000IU37VG
Release Date: 2006-11-07

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Set.......2007-03-21

Despite the packaging - (disks pilled on top of each other so to get at the bottom disk you have to first remove the ones on top.) Very inconvientient to manage. Because of the packiaging I had to rate the set as a 4, but if I was just rating the transfers themselves I would have given it a 5. This is the best transfer of the movies included that I have ever seen. My Favorite Brunette and Road to Bali were especially good - video sharp and clear - sound acceptible for movies of this age. The color on Bali was especially good - others I've seen had very poor, washed out colors. I have been completely happy with this set and would not hesitate to recommend it.

Bob Hope Movie Collection.......2007-01-18

I enjoyed the movies but the case it came in was really terrible so many disc's in a very badly designed holder. I am afraid they will become scratched!

Great Set---Bad Packaging.......2007-01-17

If you're a fan of Bob Hope-then this is a great buy. Some Classics here including The Lemon Drop Kid, Seven Little Foys, 2 Road Movies ( Rio & Bali ) plus some of Hope's later-and lesser efforts, i.e. How to Commit Marriage etc.
Though not a fan of these later movies they're still interesting to watch, but it's the earlier stuff that makes this set well worth owning-and the price cannot be beaten.
The only drawback is that because of the budget price-tag the set is presented with five double-sided discs virtually stacked on top of each other making them easily damaged if not careful.
However, having said that, I'm very happy with this package at such a bargain price. Highly recommended.

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Not Captivating
Road to Bali
Forgettable
Slapstick with a Setting Reminiscent of Gilligan's Island
Road to Bali 1952

Road to Bali
Starring: Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour , Murvyn Vye , and Peter Coe (III)
Director: Hal Walker
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ASIN: B00004YS72
Release Date: 2000-11-21

Customer Reviews:

Not Captivating.......2007-04-08

I was predisposed to like this film, but was disappointed in the weakness of the plot and the hackneyed one-line put downs constantly exchanged between the two protangonists. It starts with the two vaudeville stars doing their routine on stage, while in the wings a girl is waiting with her dad for a "shotgun" style wedding for either of the two. They escape, leaving Australia looking for any kind of available employment. It turns out deep sea diving is the sole remaining option.

Princess Lala, who is half Scottish becomes the romantic target of both suitors. The indingenous people arrange a marriage ceremony whereby both men are going to marry her, although neither realize they are sharing a bride. This plan is destroyed by another authority on the island who wants to make her his latest bride to add to his collection. It's at this point that the plot breaks down and it seems they wanted to just end the script in the alloted time.

Cameo appearances by well-known movie stars of the era are interspersed. If you don't watch carefully you'll miss them however. The most creative part is the conclusion.

Road to Bali.......2007-03-16

Got it very fast and it is a great movie. Of course with old Blue eyes and Bob Hope. It had to be.

Forgettable.......2007-02-12

The plot was OK, but the songs were forgettable--almost painful--and the dancing was amateurish. I found myself fast forwarding through a lot. However, the comedic exchanges between Bing and Bob were fun.

Slapstick with a Setting Reminiscent of Gilligan's Island.......2007-01-17

Two comedians entertain us. While traveling, one sleeps below the train (risky!). When playing on bagpipes and in Scottish suits, they kick each other. There are other humorous scenes throughout this flick.

They land on a tropical island somewhere in the southern Pacific Ocean. Each one assumes that he will be the one to marry Princess Lalah. And, similar to the characters in Gilligan's Island, they have to deal with such things as wild beasts (in this case, the affections of a gorilla), natives and their poison darts, an angry volcano, and the imminent prospect of being beheaded. So who actually gets to marry Princess Lalah? I will not spoil the ending by revealing it.

Road to Bali 1952.......2006-04-19

Bob Hope (1903-2003) and Bing Crosby (1903-1977) and Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996) team up their Sixht "Road" picture . Road to Bali , which was the only film in the series to be shot in color . Hope and Crosby stars as two out-of-work vauville performers who are on the lam . The two are hired by a South seas prince as deep-sea divers in order to recover a buried treasure .They meet beautiful Princess Lala (Lamour) and vie for hear affections . Of course,the boy run into the usual perils such as cannibals , a big squid and nomerous cameos from some of Hollywoods biggest stars . Director Hal Walker (1896-1972) was no stranger to the three actors , having directed the trio in ( Road to Etopia 1946) . The final "Road" picture (Road to Hong Kong 1962), would be released 10 years later with Lamour only making a brief Cameo appereance . This Movie are a gem and the only edition transfer in high Quality , there is several released version , this is the best ,Highly recommended

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Great movies, but I've seen better quality
STUNNING COLOR AND I LOATH YOU, I HATE YOU, I DESPISE YOU.
Get this set while you can

Road to Bali / Road to Rio
Starring: Road to Bali , and Road to Rio
Manufacturer: Bci Eclipse
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ASIN: B0001F0WM0
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Product Description

2 disc collector's set containing Road to Bali (1952, color) and Road to Rio (1949, B&W). Stars Bob Hope and Bing Crosby with cameo appearances by other Hollywood stars.

Customer Reviews:

Great movies, but I've seen better quality.......2007-04-13

I just got this dvd set with the Bob Hope Tribute Collection "The road show series" and have to say I am pretty disappointed with the quality. Both movies are pretty grainy and a few of the frames have glitches. I mainly got this dvd because of "Road to Rio". I already own a dvd with "My Favorite Brunette" and "Road to Bali"Road to Bali/My Favorite Brunette. I bought this set thinking the quality would be much better then the version I owned and boy was I wrong! First chance I get I'm buying the single version of "Road to Rio". On another note Bob Hope Tribute Collection has amazing quality and I highly recommend it!Bob Hope Tribute Collection - The Road Show Series (The Road to Morocco / The Road to Singapore / The Road to Utopia / The Road to Zanzibar)

STUNNING COLOR AND I LOATH YOU, I HATE YOU, I DESPISE YOU........2006-03-08

I bought this based on Yarbys review. Everything he said is correct. Where did BCI(Brentwood) get that print? The colors in "Bali" are stunning. On the title menu is a still of a dancer and she seems to floating on the screen. I can't praise the quality enough.

"Rio" is not perfect, just very good.

Get this set while you can.......2004-03-15

BCI (Brentwood) had done a wonderful job at transferring these two public domain "Road" movies. The color in "Road to Bali" is stunning...a few of the "big time" DVD companies would be wise to take a lesson from Brentwood.

The black and white "Road to Rio" is well done, though not quite as perfect as the color "Bali" ("Bali" was the only color movie made in the "Road" series). "Road to Rio" is transferred from a UCLA Archive edition of the movie. The sound needs to be turned up a little on this one...but that could be the result of the age of the movie and nothing more.

All in all, a wonderful addition to anyone's classic movie collection. No extras (outside of a Hope biography) and limited chapter marking...but it really doesn't matter.

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177 minute feature film DVD.

Customer Reviews:

MARENGO COMPLETES RESTORATION.......2006-02-15

Marengo Films has just completed our second restoration of My Favorite Brunette. The older version of this film has been replaced and we believe our customers will welcome the change.

Our company spent thousands of dollars last year replacing several our our company's early prints with better products. DVD software, sound design software and editing software has changed since we first encoded this particular film. We have actively used these new tools and new prints to upgrade our product line.

We believe our customers will be thrilled with both prints.

We appreciate your business and as always we guarantee satisfaction of our products.

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Craig Cosgray
President
Marengo Films

THESE TITLES DESERVE MAJOR RESTORATION.......2006-01-21

My Favorite Brunette is an extremely well acted and funny movie. The image/sound quality of the films on this Marengo DVD is better than average and the great material makes any defect less noticeable.

Classic Bob Hope.......2003-08-28

It is a joy to watch Bob Hope anytime. He was a great American and both of these films are really fun to watch. Road to Bali is an excellent print and My Favorite Brunette is obviously a little less so, but it is still a very nice print... probably a "B". I found both films up to par, the studio has cleaned the sound on them and for the money this DVD is a very nice bargan.

Daniel J. Filice was right.......2003-03-29

I bought the DVD on the recommendation of the person who blessed Marengo Films. She must have been in their employ. The print from which my old Goodtimes tape of "My Favorite Brunette" was made was much cleaner. It's the one I'll keep.

This disc is a 50/50 proposition........2003-01-28

I'm a huge Bob Hope fan. I have many of his films on tape and DVD. "My Favorite Brunette" was always one of my favorite Bob Hope films. I have an old tape version of "Brunette" that he personally signed for me many years ago. After reading reviews of how great Morengo Films did with this DVD, I readily bought this disc. I was really excited about the prospect of a "Brunette" transfer that would finally be better than the cruddy verison I have on tape or the copy I taped off of The Disney Channel. I can't say how disappointed I was in "Brunette" on this DVD. I swear the film must have been run through a dust bowl before it was transferred. My Disney Channel copy was ten times better, so either a better print exists somewhere or Disney spent time and money making their copy much cleaner. Makes me wonder how much worse the other DVD releases are of "Brunette." "Bali" was just fine on this DVD. Oh well, at least I don't need to rewind a tape.

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Not Captivating
Road to Bali
Forgettable
Slapstick with a Setting Reminiscent of Gilligan's Island
Road to Bali 1952

Road to Bali
Starring: Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour , Murvyn Vye , and Peter Coe (III)
Director: Hal Walker
Manufacturer: Diamond Ent. Corp.
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ASIN: B00005BI97
Release Date: 2003-01-01

Customer Reviews:

Not Captivating.......2007-04-08

Road to Bali.......2007-03-16

Got it very fast and it is a great movie. Of course with old Blue eyes and Bob Hope. It had to be.

Forgettable.......2007-02-12

Slapstick with a Setting Reminiscent of Gilligan's Island.......2007-01-17

Road to Bali 1952.......2006-04-19

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road to Bali/My Favorite Brunette

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ASIN: B000AVZG08

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Not Captivating
Road to Bali
Forgettable
Slapstick with a Setting Reminiscent of Gilligan's Island
Road to Bali 1952

Road to Bali
Starring: Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour , Murvyn Vye , and Peter Coe (III)
Director: Hal Walker
Manufacturer: Greatest Sports Legends
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ASIN: B00005U134
Release Date: 2001-11-07

Customer Reviews:

Not Captivating.......2007-04-08

Road to Bali.......2007-03-16

Got it very fast and it is a great movie. Of course with old Blue eyes and Bob Hope. It had to be.

Forgettable.......2007-02-12

Slapstick with a Setting Reminiscent of Gilligan's Island.......2007-01-17

Road to Bali 1952.......2006-04-19

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Road to Bali & My Favorite Brunette

Manufacturer: PC Treasures, INC.
ProductGroup: DVD
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Road to Bali
My Favorite Brunette
DVD includes 2 Full Length Movies
Includes BONUS Cartoon- Little Red School Mouse

ASIN: B000CSXVLU

Product Description

America's most beloved comedian, Bob Hope had a remarkable career spanning seven decades. Beginning asa favorite on the vaudeville circuit, he quickly moved to film, making his big screen debut in 1938. Known for his lighting- quick wit and hilarious adlibs, he is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the entertainer who has received the most awards- an astounding 1500.

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The Only Color Road Movie
Hope when he was good!

Road to Bali (1952)
Starring: Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour , Murvyn Vye , and Peter Coe (III)
Director: Hal Walker
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
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ASIN: B00006G8EX
Release Date: 2002-07-30

Customer Reviews:

The Only Color Road Movie.......2005-06-09

The ROAD TO BALI was technically the last of Hope and Crosby's Paramount Road movies. Though THE ROAD TO HONG KONG followed almost ten years later, ROAD TO BALI is the last film to capture the chemistry between Hope and Crosby.

In the early 1950s, Bob Hope was a very bankable Hollywood star. His successful color motion pictures, such as THE PALEFACE and SON OF PALEFACE, led to his reteaming with Bing Crosby for another Road picture. The Road movies reached their peak with ROAD TO MOROCCO, though ROAD TO UTOPIA was also a lot of fun. The boys reteamed for ROAD TO RIO, but the story became lost in what clearly could have been a movie scripted for Bob Hope alone.

In BALI we once again we find Hope and Crosby trying to make ends meet by remote vaudeville appearances. Both escape an Australian shotgun wedding and find themselves employed as part of a deep sea diving crew for a wealthy group of Indonesians. Along the way they meet Dorothy Lamour and escape from the bad guys in typical Hope and Crosby fashion.

ROAD TO BALI is unique in that it was the only Road picture to be photographed in color. By 1952, Bob Hope movies were chock full of special effects. This carried over into ROAD TO BALI complete with jungles, aquatic leviathans, magic acts, and volcanic eruptions. Crosby had a much stronger role in BALI than he did in RIO, but you can easily imagine Bob Hope and Jane Russell filling the lead roles in another PALEFACE sequel. In fact, the final scene of the movie -- complete with cameo appearance by Jane Russell -- is a direct reference to SON OF PALEFACE.

BALI's storyline is a little weak, but you don't watch a Hope and Crosby movie for Shakespeare. There are several cameo appearances in this film. Also look for Leon Askin, who 13 years later would play General Burkhalter in the television series HOGAN'S HEROES.

There are numerous outlets issuing legitimate copies of the ROAD TO BALI. That is why there are several different listings -- and different DVD covers -- for the DVD. The DVD copy is very affordable and the quality is good. In a previous VHS version of this movie, the sound was awful and sounded as if the soundtrack was played through an aluminum can. The DVD release is an improvement. Still, the picture could have been sharper. When compared to the crisp black and white re-release of ROAD TO MOROCCO, ROAD TO BALI is lacking digital restoration. The image is intact, but the picture could be sharper and color more vivid. Paramount or Universal (Universal re-released the earlier Road pictures) need to regain control of the rights to BALI and complete some digital remastering.

However, until the film is completely remastered, this DVD is a good substitute.

Hope when he was good!.......2003-06-28

It's a shame that we don't get to see much of Bob Hope's earlier movies on free TV or cable, because they're 99% of the reason the man is so venerated today! For some reason, after 1963, Hope couldn't make a genuinely funny movie to save his life. I guess he just wasn't hungry anymore. The first REAL dog was "I'll Take Sweden", a travesty he did with Frankie Avalon and Tuesday Weld. The wisecracking machine had wound down, and the jokes were lame, but here, in one of his legendary "Road" movies with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, he was in full fetter, tossing them off like M-80s along with Crosby, who still manages to surprise me with how adept HE is with one-liners in these movies.

The plot involves H & C playing two vaudevillians in Melbourne, Australia who have both proposed to the same girl, hence starting a chase that has them hopping a train to nowhere, where they find jobs as deep sea divers that take them to the south seas where they meet Lamour through her villainous cousin who hires them. The usual rivalry for her affections ensues and then a whole farce involving treasure, forced marriage and animals develops. There are guest appearances by Humphrey Bogart and Martin and Lewis in this little gem, along with Jane Russell and it's all done to a comic turn. Hope is in great form here and the production itself pretty much follows his lead. The in jokes, like they do in MOST of Hope's better movies, never stop!

During this period, (the late forties and early fifties,) Paramount and Columbia were THE houses for comedies and farces, and the series of Bob Hope movies were definitely among Paramount's best!

You can't go wrong getting this gem along with the other "Road" and pre-"Call Me Bwana" Bob Hope movies...

Now to find "Casanova's Big Night"! (g)

Comedy Greats, Vol. 2: The Best of WC Fields/Utopia/The Road to Bali

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Comedy Greats, Vol. 2: The Best of WC Fields/Utopia/The Road to Bali
Starring: Comedy Greats
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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ASIN: B000054OUS
Release Date: 1999-06-29

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