Road to Morocco (1942) on Netflix
NR19421h 22mAdventureComedyFamily
Stowaways Jeff Peters and Orville Jackson are cast away on a desert shore after a freighter explosion. In an Arabian Nights city, Jeff sells Orville, who is bought by Princess Shalmar.
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Plot summary
A freighter blows up off the coast of North Africa. Everyone is accounted for except the stowaways Jeff Peters and Orville Jackson. A camel turns up and carries them into an Arabian Nights city, where Sheik Mullay Kasim has arrived to ask for the hand of Princess Shalmar. A veiled woman is carried past Orville in a palanquin, and her hand reaches for his. In a restaurant the pair mean to leave without paying, but a stranger draws Jeff aside and hands him money: Orville has been sold. Two men cover Orville's head and carry him away to Princess Shalmar, who has bought him. Jeff sets out to find him.
Cast
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- Rita Christianias Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
- Theo De Voeas Handmaiden (uncredited)
- Devi Djaas Dancer (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Road to Morocco (1942)
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- Road to Morocco featured the first affectionate interracial kiss in film, between Bob Hope and Dona Drake. The article notes that in 1934 Java Head had only a quick kiss between married characters Anna Mae Wong and Gerrit Ammidon.
- In 1996, Road to Morocco was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, which called it culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.
