Which was the first of the 'Road' films starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour?
Dorothy Lamour played a Chinese girl in a melodrama, "Disputed Passage" (1939). In 1940, Lamour starred in "Road to Singapore", a spoof of Lamour's "sarong" films. It was originally meant to co-star Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie, then George Burns and Gracie Allen, before Paramount decided to use Bob Hope and Bing Crosby; Lamour was billed after Crosby and above Hope. The two male stars began ad-libbing during filming. "I was trying to follow the script but just couldn't get my lines out," she said later. "Finally, I realised that I should just get the general idea of a scene rather than
Dorothy Lamour Dorothy Lamour Dorothy Lamour (born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton; December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American actress and singer. She is best remembered for appearing in the "Road to..." movies, a series of successful comedies starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Lamour began her career in the 1930s as a big band singer. In 1936, she moved to Hollywood where she signed with Paramount Pictures. Her appearance as "Ulah" in "The Jungle Princess" (1936) brought her fame and marked the beginning of her image as the "Sarong Queen." In 1940, Lamour made her first "Road to..." comedy