November 10, 1942 –
The third ‘Road‘ movie, the Road to Morocco, starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, and Anthony Quinn, premiered in NYC on this date.
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby kidded heavy-set director David Butler relentlessly about his weight. For a scene in which enemy horses chased them through the streets, Butler advised them not to jump out of the street until he gave them the signal, allowing them plenty of time to get out of the way. However, as they ran the horses kept getting closer and closer with no signal to the pair from Butler. Finally, the stars panicked and jumped. When they complained about their bruises, Butler laughed at them and told them they’d ruined the shot by jumping too soon. Some crew members thought he was getting back at them, and Hope nicknamed him “The Murderer.”
