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September 9, 2014
1947 – Road to Rio
Road to Rio (1947, Paramount)
As “Scat Sweeney”
Cast: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Frank Faylen, Andrews Sisters.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Producer: Daniel Dare
Screenwriters: Edmund Beloin & Jack Rose
Summary: The fifth film in the “Road” series of films, Bing and Bob are a couple of itinerant musicians trying to wrestle beautiful Dorothy from a sinister hypnotizing aunt.
Featured Songs:
- “Apalachicola, Fla”
- “Swanee River”
- “Carry me Back to Old Virginny”
- “But Beatufiul”
- “You Don’t Have to Know The Language” w/ The Andrew Sisters