Bob Hope career—to later create variations of the song to fit specific circumstances, such as bidding farewell to troops while on tour or mentioning the names of towns in which he was performing. As a movie star, Hope was best known for such comedies as "My Favorite Brunette" and the highly successful "Road" movies in which he starred with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The series consists of seven films made between 1940 and 1962 -- "Road to Singapore" (1940), "Road to Zanzibar" (1941), "Road to Morocco" (1942), "Road to Utopia" (1946), "Road to Rio" (1947), "Road to Bali" (1952), and "The
The Ford Road Show Featuring Bing Crosby The Ford Road Show Featuring Bing Crosby This was a 5-minute CBS network radio show which in its allotted time included an opening theme, one or two songs by Bing Crosby, commercials by Ken Carpenter, closing theme, and on occasion even a guest such as Rosemary Clooney. These were not live programs but were taped segments put together by Crosby's editor, Murdo MacKenzie. Bill Morrow wrote the scripts and produced the show; and Ken Carpenter was the commercial announcer. The music was taken from the substantial library of songs recorded with Buddy Cole and His Trio. The Ford Road Shows