Road To Morocco (1942)

After the ship they were stowaways on sinks, two survivors (Bing Crosby, Bob Hope) manage to drift to North Africa. It's there that  Crosby sells Hope into slavery but the jokes on him when his owner turns out to be a beautiful Princess (Dorothy Lamour). Directed by David Butler (PRINCESS AND THE PIRATE), this was the third entry in the seven ROAD TO ..... movie franchise all starring Crosby, Hope and Lamour (though her presence is minimal in the final ROAD movie, ROAD TO HONG KONG). This is probably the most amiable and consistent of the Road movies. Hope's comedic timing is as impeccable as always, Crosby makes for a tolerable straight man and Lamour is, well ...... fetching. Part of the fun of these Road films is how relaxed Crosby and Hope are and how they don't take it seriously as they consistently break the fourth wall, quipping on current events and seem to be enjoying themselves enormously and it becomes infectious. There's one moment where a camel spits in Hope's face and Crosby laughs so heartily that it seems a sudden improvisation on the camel's part. With Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake.