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Journeys from fiction drawn on the real world

Victor Schertzinger · 1940 · sea

The 1940 film that launched the series, with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as two sailors who, sick of being bossed about by women, swear off romance and sail for the farthest point on the map. They get only as far as the fictional island of Kaigoon near Singapore, where a beautiful dancer promptly takes over their lives and their wisecracking rivalry.

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    San Francisco

    Home from a long voyage and fed up with women, Josh and Ace pool their money and set sail for somewhere, anywhere, far away.

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    Kaigoon

    Their cash runs out at the fictional island of Kaigoon near Singapore, where they rescue the dancer Mima from her brutal partner and both promptly fall for her.

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Road to Singapore Map: Victor Schertzinger's Journey