Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco, directed by David Butler and released on November 10, 1942, is the third entry in the Bing Crosby and Bob Hope "Road to..." series, the first in the series with a wholly original screenplay not based on existing material. It earned 3.8 million dollars in US and Canadian rentals, making it the series' top earner to that point and 1942's fourth highest grossing film. Its famous talking camel scene, including the camel spitting in Bob Hope's face, wasn't scripted; the camel did it spontaneously, and Hope's genuine reaction was so funny it was kept in the final cut. The film was selected for the US Library of Congress's National Film Registry in 1996 and ranked 78th on AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list in 2000. Who it's for: anyone curious about the top earning entry in a comedy series, kept memorable by an unscripted moment a camel improvised on its own. Who it's not for: viewers wanting a serious, grounded adventure film, since this is known for its fourth wall breaking, absurdist humor.