Road to Rio $4.5 million in rental income in its initial release period in the United States and was placed sixth in the top-grossing films of 1947. The critics liked it, with "The New York Times" saying in its review of February 19, 1948, inter alia: "With Bing Crosby and Bob Hope on the tramp again in “Road to Rio,” recklessly scattering jokes and rescuing perennial girl friend Dorothy Lamour from dangerous hypnotic trances, there’s fun to be had at the Paramount. Maybe this is not the funniest picture ever made; maybe it is not even quite as rewarding as some of those
The Bing Crosby Show for General Electric and his radio program replaced his father’s on CBS for the summer period of thirteen weeks before Gary began his third year at Stanford. Bing Crosby had decided not to continue with a weekly radio series and in November 1954, he returned to the airwaves with a five-nights a week 15-minute program called "The Bing Crosby Show". The Bing Crosby Show for General Electric The Bing Crosby Show for General Electric was a 30-minute variety old-time radio program starring entertainer Bing Crosby. The series ran on CBS radio from 1952-1954. The series was sponsored by the General Electric company and