Thanks for uploading this - I've seen all the other Road movies many, many times, but I've never seen this before! Some of the gags like the apes in space scene had me laughing till my face hurt! I just love Bob Hope and I'm glad to have found this. :)
Wonder why they didn't shoot this in color. Obviously their choice not to. Must've figured Road pictures worked better in black and white. I have never seen this, by the way, and can't wait.
@Onlymusical I agree - Its a shame as its such a good spy/scifi spoof and would still be shown on TV today.
Also Carry On Spying is criminally overlooked and rarely shown as much as the others for being in black&white. It spoofs the colour 007s so well - crazy economy in hindsight!
@garypleace I don't think they shot it in black and white to save money, at that point anybody already had to fight the studio like hell to make a black and white movie, as John Ford did that same year for "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" with James Stewart and John Wayne ("Valance," my favorite movie, would have been garbage in color). Maybe it was because the only color Road picture, "Road to Bali," was a comparative flop while the others were runaway hits (except, of course, for this one).
@Onlymusical A very good point but Carry on Spying would not have HAD to be shot in mono as 2 films previously WERE shot in colour and the 007s were a hit.
Then again Road to Hong Kong was shot in the SAME studio as Bond so...?
Who knows? Its great to get conversing on these subjects though, isn't it?
@garypleace Being American, I've never heard of Carry on Spying but the only reason I can possibly think of for "The Road to Hong Kong" being shot in color is the failure of "Road to Bali" (which was actually a bit weak for a Road picture, I guess, which is the real reason, nothing to do with the color). I've read that it was believed by somebody that Crosby and Hope might look younger in B&W and that was the reason. Could be. Crosby certainly looked a bit odd romancing Joan Collins.
@garypleace Only Cary Grant could get away with romancing women onscreen 40 years younger than he was, not Crosby, who'd taken too much sun not to look his age and wasn't as dark as Grant to begin with. (Of course they all did it in real life but that's a different thing, as Grant himself would point out.) BTW, in my last post, I meant "The Road to Hong Kong" was shot in B&W, not color as I mistakenly said. Oddly, both Grant and Hope were English although seemed so American to us.
@garypleace I'm imagining that "Carry on Spying" WAS shot in B&W to save money. The whole technology of that period was a little different between Britain and America. For example, for many decades the sight of English videotape made me queasy and I literally couldn't watch and enjoy it so all the BBC dramatic fare got past me as a result. Not that American videotape was a walk in the park either. Norman Lear's biggest mistake was shooting his sitcoms on videotape instead of film, obviously.
@stargate121 According to Wikipedia, his younger son Phillip said, "My dad was not the monster my lying brother said he was; he was strict, but my father never beat us black and blue, and my brother Gary was a vicious, no-good liar for saying so. I have nothing but fond memories of Dad, going to studios with him, family vacations at our cabin in Idaho, boating and fishing with him. To my dying day, I'll hate Gary for dragging Dad's name through the mud."
also remember that corporal punishment was advocated at this time and still meted out in schools until the late 70's - it was only seen as "abuse" from the 80's onwards.
@Time0Travel it's entirely possible that younger son Phillip didn't get the same treatment as older Gary. Parents don't treat all of their children the same, - parents mellow as they get older. Bing had an alcohol problem when he was younger, which would certainly affected how he treated Gary. Later he switched from alcohol to marijuana, which would have affected his personality differently. Both sons could be telling the truth.
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aapmcm19 1 week ago
Thanks for uploading this - I've seen all the other Road movies many, many times, but I've never seen this before! Some of the gags like the apes in space scene had me laughing till my face hurt! I just love Bob Hope and I'm glad to have found this. :)
MelanieMaguire 3 weeks ago
Well, Joan Collins was Bing's new trophy wife's age.
Onlymusical 1 month ago
The opening song seems a little strange with Crosby winking at the camera at that age. Wonder what this is going to be like.
Onlymusical 1 month ago
Wonder why they didn't shoot this in color. Obviously their choice not to. Must've figured Road pictures worked better in black and white. I have never seen this, by the way, and can't wait.
Onlymusical 1 month ago
@Onlymusical I agree - Its a shame as its such a good spy/scifi spoof and would still be shown on TV today.
Also Carry On Spying is criminally overlooked and rarely shown as much as the others for being in black&white. It spoofs the colour 007s so well - crazy economy in hindsight!
garypleace 4 weeks ago
@garypleace I don't think they shot it in black and white to save money, at that point anybody already had to fight the studio like hell to make a black and white movie, as John Ford did that same year for "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" with James Stewart and John Wayne ("Valance," my favorite movie, would have been garbage in color). Maybe it was because the only color Road picture, "Road to Bali," was a comparative flop while the others were runaway hits (except, of course, for this one).
Onlymusical 4 weeks ago
@Onlymusical A very good point but Carry on Spying would not have HAD to be shot in mono as 2 films previously WERE shot in colour and the 007s were a hit.
Then again Road to Hong Kong was shot in the SAME studio as Bond so...?
Who knows? Its great to get conversing on these subjects though, isn't it?
garypleace 4 weeks ago
@garypleace Being American, I've never heard of Carry on Spying but the only reason I can possibly think of for "The Road to Hong Kong" being shot in color is the failure of "Road to Bali" (which was actually a bit weak for a Road picture, I guess, which is the real reason, nothing to do with the color). I've read that it was believed by somebody that Crosby and Hope might look younger in B&W and that was the reason. Could be. Crosby certainly looked a bit odd romancing Joan Collins.
Onlymusical 4 weeks ago
@garypleace Only Cary Grant could get away with romancing women onscreen 40 years younger than he was, not Crosby, who'd taken too much sun not to look his age and wasn't as dark as Grant to begin with. (Of course they all did it in real life but that's a different thing, as Grant himself would point out.) BTW, in my last post, I meant "The Road to Hong Kong" was shot in B&W, not color as I mistakenly said. Oddly, both Grant and Hope were English although seemed so American to us.
Onlymusical 4 weeks ago
@garypleace I'm imagining that "Carry on Spying" WAS shot in B&W to save money. The whole technology of that period was a little different between Britain and America. For example, for many decades the sight of English videotape made me queasy and I literally couldn't watch and enjoy it so all the BBC dramatic fare got past me as a result. Not that American videotape was a walk in the park either. Norman Lear's biggest mistake was shooting his sitcoms on videotape instead of film, obviously.
Onlymusical 4 weeks ago
Bing got creepier looking as he got older. From the awful way he treated his kids, he can see his inner nature reflected in his appearance.
stargate121 2 months ago
@stargate121 According to Wikipedia, his younger son Phillip said, "My dad was not the monster my lying brother said he was; he was strict, but my father never beat us black and blue, and my brother Gary was a vicious, no-good liar for saying so. I have nothing but fond memories of Dad, going to studios with him, family vacations at our cabin in Idaho, boating and fishing with him. To my dying day, I'll hate Gary for dragging Dad's name through the mud."
Time0Travel 2 months ago
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MelanieMaguire 3 weeks ago
also remember that corporal punishment was advocated at this time and still meted out in schools until the late 70's - it was only seen as "abuse" from the 80's onwards.
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@Time0Travel it's entirely possible that younger son Phillip didn't get the same treatment as older Gary. Parents don't treat all of their children the same, - parents mellow as they get older. Bing had an alcohol problem when he was younger, which would certainly affected how he treated Gary. Later he switched from alcohol to marijuana, which would have affected his personality differently. Both sons could be telling the truth.
MelanieMaguire 3 weeks ago
@Time0Travel I submit that Bing's two suicidal son's counter Phlllip's claims.
stargate121 1 week ago
@stargate121 lol
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