Road to Utopia Page #6

Synopsis: At the turn of the century, Duke and Chester, two vaudeville performers, go to Alaska to make their fortune. On the ship to Skagway, they find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been stolen by McGurk and Sperry, a couple of thugs. They disguise themselves as McGurk and Sperry to get off the ship. Meanwhile, Sal Van Hoyden is in Alaska to try and recover the map; it had been her father's. She falls in with Ace Larson, who wants to steal the gold mine for himself. Duke and Chester, McGurk and Sperry, Ace and his henchmen, and Sal, chase each other all over the countryside, trying to get the map.
Director(s): Hal Walker
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
PASSED
Year:
1945
90 min
178 Views


an icicle!

Icicle?

That's a glacier!

Hey, look!

A pedestrian!

Huh!

It's a dame!

A dame?

You kidding?

What would a dame

be doing up here?

It could be Sonja Henie.

Lemme see her.

Nothing doing. I found her.

Find one for yourself!

Say,

she ain't bad.

Is she alive?

Don't make no difference.

She's still mine.

Ha-ha,

she's alive!

Pick her up.

She's frozen.

I'd hate to be around

when she thaws out.

Goldilocks, let's get

out of this frappe.

Let me help.

Okay, but

don't enjoy it.

No fuel shortage

for us.

I got my

little stove.

Look who's here.

What are you

doing here?

We had a little date,

remember?

Nobody stands up

Skagway Sal.

You've got me wrong.

Who'd want to?

I've got my little stove now.

Ahh, cabin...

over there.

Get her to

the cabin fast.

Buster, put your stove on

the sled and we'll run along.

What are you gonna do?

We'd better start...

warming things up.

That's how it stands.

Either we get that map

off Sperry...

or those butchers'll

be down in the morning.

That's liable

to be a bit messy.

Murder?

I believe that's

the word for it.

Woop! Woop!

Ha-ha-ha!

This is jolly,jolly.

Snug-warm cabins,

congenial companions.

Yes, sir! Doing

grand, grand, grand.

I'd consider Sal showing up

quite a coincidence...

if I didn't know how

crazy she was about me.

Can't keep her eyes off me.

How come she's always

looking at me?

She wants to see what

a bargain she's getting.

I didn't notice her getting

the welcome mat out for you.

I'm already in the kitchen

with my shoes off.

Ooo, ooo!

Yes, sir, this is great.

I think

my worm has B.O.

It couldn't be you.

We'll get another.

I will admit there's something

phony about that dame.

She just don't seem

to belong here in Alaska.

Are you kidding?

That shows how much

you know about women.

Could you see that girl

anywhere but Alaska?

Nah, I guess not.

See what I mean?

You don't know any more

about women than you do

about fishing!

No?

You see what the

score is, don't you?

Duke, 1 3. Chester, 0.

You're skunked, ol' boy.

You're using loaded bait.

When it comes to fishing,

you can't tell how good a guy is...

until you know

what he's fishing for.

Hi, boys.

Here's my filet.

Warm it, honey,

right here.

McGurk, I'd like to be

alone with Sperry.

Run over to Peoria and get me

a ham sandwich and check with

me in about three years.

We may need you

as a bridesmaid.

Wait.

Number 1 4

just checked in.

Well, if you're a good boy,

I'll save you a few heads.

Pick one out

for yourself.

That guy burns me up,

him and his 1 4 fish.

You'd think there

was no romance left.

Think all a fella had to do

was catch one crummy fish!

Let's go for a walk

in the woods.

Just a minute.

I got more nibbles

than I can handle.

Hey, bud,

where's your partner?

He just stepped into--

huh?

Just tell him

15 was here.

Come on!

Okay.

Come on!

Come on, folks.

Quit following us, will ya?

It's funny, us going

for each other this way.

I guess

it just had to be.

We couldn't help it.

We were thrown together

by fate.

You weren't thrown together.

That took planning.

Oh, what a project!

Let's sit down.

The minute I heard you sing,

it hit me in the old ticker.

It was going... pitter-patter.

Then... patter-pitter!

How's it going now?

I can't tell

pitter from patter.

#You wouldn't dare

be too bold #

#Would you #

#And think that my hand

was to hold #

#Would you #

#And you

wouldn't play #

# On my sympathy #

#Then take advantage

of me #

#Would you #

#You shouldn't be

quite so near #

# Should you #

# Or whisper those words

in my ear #

# Should you #

#You can't get romantic #

#That you know

takes two #

# But darling #

# If I would #

#Would you ##

Ha-ha!

Hot snow.

Don't get anxious.

Didn't anyone ever

tell you there'd be

moments like this?

My school teacher...

just before we were expelled.

Sperry, how long

must we wait?

Huh?

McGurk's map. Suppose

he runs off with it?

I've got the other half!

I hope it's

in a safe place.

Don't worry.

We're not amateurs.

Where's the map?

There's only one map

I want to talk about.

Yours...

that skin, those lips.

Where is it?

Those eyes, they're beautiful--

and they match!

Are you going

to tell me?

Let's get back

to pitter-patter.

Come on!

Dinner's ready.

Who can eat?

Dinner.

Whoa!

Look at those tracks.

We must be on the

right trail. Come on!

I never thought a woman'd

get me to washing dishes,

drying 'em and liking it.

But I'm washing 'em

and I'm drying 'em...

and I'm liking it!

We'll need some water

for tomorrow's coffee.

Do you mind?

I might as well

get used to it.

I think I'll get

a little fresh air.

Why'd you get rid

of Chowderhead?

The map. He wants

to steal your half

and run away with me.

Who are you kidding?

What map?

He told you where

I had it, huh?

Fine pal.

That's friendship for you.

A man has to sink low when

he'll sell out his best friend.

You wouldn't say where

his map is, would you?

You're darn right I wouldn't.

It can stay in his

undershirt until it rots!

It shouldn't take long either.

I trusted him.

When do we leave?

Huh?

Can we get

it tonight?

You've been blowing hot and cold

all through this deal.

How come all of a sudden

I'm your boy?

I'm particular...

what type man I share

a gold mine with.

That the type?

It'll do.

Just some of

my lighter stuff.

Promise me something.

Go back to Frisco and

give yourself up.

What?

We'll fight together.

Maybe they won't hang you.

I got a little T.L. for you.

I'm not McGurk.

It was all an act.

We found the map on the boat.

My name's DukeJohnson.

I knew I couldn't

love a murderer.

That Sperry,

he's the killer.

Oh, a

despicable character!

Those weak eyes,

that shifty chin.

Of course.

Definite criminal type.

We'll take care

of him and his map.

It isn't his map,

it's mine.

It was my father's.

Now it's yours and mine.

The mine, understand?

I think the trip was

a little too much for you.

I'll get the map tomorrow.

There's no time.

They'll kill you.

Larson and those butchers

are up in the hills.

Get some shut-eye.

It'll fix you up.

I think this gal is cracking up.

put her to bed to get rest.

I'll go case

the killer.

But, Duke!

Hey, what's going on?

He's not McGurk and I'm

not going through with it.

I'm in love with him.

You fool! Those thugs

are in the hills.

If you love him, you've

got to go through with it.

He's not McGurk.

They can't kill him.

The only way you can save

him is to get to Ace Larson.

You'll never get out

of here without that map.

Well?

What do you say?

We'll get it tonight

when they're asleep.

#Welcome to my dream #

#And how are you #

#Will you be here long #

# Or just passing through #

# Brush off that stardust #

#Where have you been #

# Don't tell me

your rainbow #

#Was late gettin' in #

#Welcome to my dream #

# It now seems real #

#You're what it needed #

#To make it ideal #

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Norman Panama

Norman Kaye Panama (April 21, 1914 – January 13, 2003) was an American screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois. He collaborated with a former schoolfriend, Melvin Frank, to form a writing partnership which endured for three decades. He also wrote gags for comedians such as Bob Hope's radio program and for Groucho Marx. The most famous films he directed were Li'l Abner (1959), the Danny Kaye film The Court Jester (1956), and the Bob Hope film How to Commit Marriage (1969). He wrote Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), Road to Utopia (1946), and The Court Jester, among other movies. He won an Edgar Award for A Talent for Murder (1981), a play he co-wrote with Jerome Chodorov. Panama continued to write and direct through the 1980s. He died in 2003 in Los Angeles, California, aged 88, from complications of Parkinson's disease. more…

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