Road to Lebanon


I'm posting this on Road to Hong Kong, because it's the last official Road picture (even if Dorothy Lamour only appears in a cameo as herself).

Does anybody remember (better yet, know where I can find) a TV special called The Road to Lebanon?

It starred Bing Crosby and Danny Thomas as themselves, on a trip to Lebanon to judge a beauty contest. All the contestants were in full head-to-floor veils.

While there, a desert tribe led by "Larry" (played by a blond ACTRESS), kidnaps them.

Apparently, Danny's grandfather committed the sin of having a nose job when he went to America. Danny and Bing(?) must pay for the attrocity.

Bob Hope drives by in a golf cart (something about a sand trap being unbelievably large). He has a picture of Grandpa Thomas. The operation was to enlarge his nose, not shrink it!

Greg

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Greg,
check this link
http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=091646++

ps- I'm sending a PM to you too, as I doubt you'll be checking back here 7 months after posting.

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Wow I'd love to see this!

Kitty Collins: Tell me, little boy, did you get a whistle or baseball bat with that suit?

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This Road to Lebanon special is something you used to find on vhs in the KMart bargain bin all the time.

It pairs Crosby with Danny Thomas, and Hope puts in a cameo.

The thing is, this special is HUGELY funny. Alot of times you look at some of these things, and they only have a cute nostalgia factor thing going for them. But this particular special is HILARIOUS and really delivers the laughs. Sheldon Leonard pops up as Hamid the Storyteller. Sheldon Leonard with his Brooklyn accent as an Arab storyteller!! This hour long special is PRICELESS. I bet you could find it on ioffer. com or maybe even ebay. The video was put out by GoodTimes and used to be all over the place. It's such a funny well done special, worth seeking out.

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