Bing Crosby the 1930s, Crosby starred with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in seven "Road to" musical comedies between 1940 and 1962, cementing Crosby and Hope as an on-and-off duo, despite never officially declaring themselves a "team" in the sense that Laurel and Hardy or Martin and Lewis (Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis) were teams. The series consists of "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 Road to Hong Kong" (1962). When they appeared solo, Crosby and Hope frequently made note of the
Road to Bali by Lamour. Filming started on April 21, 1952 and continued until July of the same year. "Road to Bali" was a co-production of Bing Crosby Enterprises, Hope Enterprises and Paramount. The giant squid that threatens Bob Hope in an underwater scene was previously seen attacking Ray Milland in the Paramount production "Reap the Wild Wind" (1942), directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The erupting volcano climax was taken directly from the Paramount production "Aloma of the South Seas" (1941), also starring Lamour. In keeping with the film's initial setting of Melbourne, Australia, many of the jokes contain references to Argyle socks,