The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-03
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~ eoR THOMAS

Bling Crosby have hit the ROAD
again, and it's an operation as
complex as building the Alaskan
Highway.
This time the boys are headed
IN the "Road to Bali, and the
rosdbuilder is a patient producer
named Harry Tugend. In between
scrip sessions with gag writer's,
he told me of the nature and de-
mands of the Hope Croshy eplcs.
"It's pretty hard getting Bing
and Bob together for a picture at
the same time" he remarked.
cts moi only a matter of ADJUST
ing their schedules. There has
been opposition to putting them
into another picture together
There is a theory, why waste
them together in one picture. when
they can be making two pictures
separately
"But | think that theory is short
sighted. There is tremendous
morket for Road pictures. 1t IS
the one kind of film that our for
eign staff has no trouble selling.
"For o while, ! was afraid we
were only going to have four shoot
ing days a week, because Blng
sno Boo have radio shows on diff
ferent days. A great deal of the
picture requires them both. so that
would have meant losing $92 900
n week. Production costs SAG, 900
a day.
81 managed to get them to do
their air shows on the same day,
30 we will only lose about five
DAYS shooting during the picture. "
Tugend remarked that the boys
were unusually cooperative In
avoiding expensive delays There
10 good reason for this. The
proceeds Of the film will be split
three ways--t0 Bing Crosby Inc,
Hope Enterprises and Paramount
pictures. Thus Bing and Bob are
active partners in the deal.
This marks the sixth time Bing
and Bob have gone along the fla
miliar Road to meet up with Doro
thy Lamour and other adventures
Previous destinations have beer
Singapore t1940), Zanzibar (l94l)
Morocco (1942). Utopia (1945) anC
Rio (l947). The latter two rackec
up tremendous crosses of 4l3 mil
lion apiece in this country alone.
"All Road pictures fit special
pattern" Tugend said. They gen
orally open with vaudeville rou
tine. On the second page of The
script, Bling says to Bob, I've &C.
a great deal lined up for you.
Then Bling starts to gel Bob int
some kind Of trouble In his Other
pictures, Hope may play de wise
acre. But he's always the fall guy
when he's with Crosby
THE other remark that show
up in every Road picture is Gee
this Is strange country II al
ways has to be an unusual locale
Otherwise the crazy things tina
happen would not seem as believ
able"
The producer added that Bali
nesian art, costumes and dance
will be used in the picture, bu
Hope and Crosby never quite &C
10 Bali.
They're always on the Road
TO Bali. but Bali itself won't b
shown" he explained. The reaso
IL that our political relations wit
IuConesia are too touchy. "
don't want the picture to do any
thing that would make Their
worse.
Likewise. the villain. played b
hervyn Wye, will be native {
unidentified nationality. Censor
ship has gotten to the point Wher
the only villain you can identif
on the screen is an American
After BAH, what place can Hop
and Crosby so next
81 don't know " replied Tugent
"But we're talking about takin
them 10 Mars or the moon "
| can see them now-landin
their space ship and finding Dot
Lsmour swimming IN a crater.
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