It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.

This week’s musical:
Road to Singapore (1940) – Musical No. 156

Studio:
Paramount Pictures

Director:
Victor Schertzinger

Starring:
Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope, Charles Coburn, Judith Barrett, Anthony Quinn, Jerry Colonna, Edward Gargan (uncredited), Cyril Ring (uncredited), Steve Pendleton (uncredited)

Plot:
Josh Mallon V (Crosby) is in the Navy, but his wealthy father (Coburn) wants him to settle down and work at the shipping business and marry wealthy Gloria Wycott (Barrett). Josh brings his pal, Ace (Hope), to his and Gloria’s engagement party. At the party, I fight breaks out when Gloria’s brother (Pendleton) makes snide remarks. Josh and Ace then run away to Singapore. There, they meet beautiful Mima (Lamour). The two fight over Mima, while Josh’s family searches for him to bring him back to the United States.

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