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3 Classics Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 10 - Road To Bali / Basin Street Revue / Forbidden Music

Starring: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope
Dvd Release: 7th February, 2005
Number Of Discs: 1
Format: PAL, Region 0 Encoding

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Background Information: Road To Bali
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Bing Crosby, Bob Hope & Dorothy Lamour star in this 1952 movie from Paramount, their 6th of 7 Road movies. It was the only Road movie filmed in color & was the first to feature lots of surprise cameos from other well-known stars of the day. As with the other Road movies, Bob Hope made frequent side comments to the audience.
Biography: Bing Crosby
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Harry Lillis Bing Crosby was a popular American singer & actor whose career spanned multiple generations. His biggest musical hit was his recording of the Irving Berlin classic White Christmas, which he first sang in 1942 & which became one of the best-selling recordings of all time. He collected 21 other gold records, including Ill Be Home for Christmas, Too-Ra-Lo-Ra-Loo-Ral & Swinging on a Star. In 1962 he became the first recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His popularity as a singer was matched only by his success as an actor. He appeared in dozens of movies from the 1930s – 1960s & received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1944. Bing Crosby was born in Tacoma, Washington & grew up with Al Rinker, the younger brother of singer Mildred Bailey. Crosby & Rinker used Baileys connections & joined Paul Whiteman s Rhythm Boys almost straight after graduating from the University of Chicago. He came to national attention while with the popular Whiteman Orchestra, with whom he made his film debut in King of Jazz. Posters Of Bing Crosby

Editors Choice: Bob Hope 100th Anniversary, Bob Hopes Funniest Moments, Road To Bali, Road To Hong Kong, White Christmas, High Society, Road To Rio, The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr Toad, View DVDology

Biography: Bob Hope
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Robert Bob Reginald Hope is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Tony Audenshaw. Bob came to Emmerdale in 2000 as a representative for Naughty Nylons. Him & Viv Windsor were attracted to each other & got together. Bob moved in with her & tried to make friends with her daughter Donna. He proposed to her when he was drunk, but they still got married. Bob then had to deal with his daughter Dawn turning up & getting engaged to the much older Terry Woods. Viv & him got divorced in 2005 but the same year got engaged again & married on February 15, 2006. Viv recently revealed to Bob that he has a daughter by second wife Vonda, called Roxie, who he didnt know about until now. Posters Of Bob Hope

Editors Choice: Bob Hope 100th Anniversary, The Kid Stays In The Picture, At The Movies, Bob Hopes Funniest Moments, Road To Bali, Road To Hong Kong, My Favourite Brunette, The Seven Little Foys, View DVDology

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Bob Hope: | Wikipedia Article * |
Bing Crosby: | Wikipedia Article * |
Road to Bali: | Wikipedia Article * |
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