Road to Utopia is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour.

Written by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is about two vaudeville performers at the turn of the twentieth century who go to Alaska to make their fortune.

[3] Academy-Award-winner Robert Benchley introduces the film, explaining that “the front office” has charged him with explaining the plot “and other vague portions of the film.” Sal and Chester Hooton, an old married couple, are visited by their equally old friend Duke Johnson, and the three reminisce about their previous adventure in the Klondike.

They part at the embarkation quay, but Johnson cheats Hooton out of money and when he runs back to challenge him he gets stuck on the ship going to Alaska.

The movie flashes forward into the films present, with aged Duke telling Sal and Chester how he escaped the mob.

There are also jabs at Paramount Pictures (the studio that originally released the film) and a reference to Frank Sinatra, not to mention many instances of "breaking the fourth wall" and general wackiness.

During Crosby's fake incantation at the beginning of the film include the phrase "presto-sturgando", which is a reference to Paramount writer-director Preston Sturges.

In her autobiography, Dorothy Lamour said that Paramount may have delayed the release of Road to Utopia for fear of jeopardizing the public's—and the Academy Awards committee's—acceptance of Crosby in the role of a priest in Going My Way.

[4] Crosby did win the 1944 Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Father “Chuck” O'Malley The film was 10th in the list of top-grossing movies of 1946.

It was the biggest hit at the British box office in 1946 after The Wicked Lady, The Bells of St Marys, Piccadilly Incident and The Captive Heart.

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote: "Not since Charlie Chaplin was prospecting for gold in a Hollywood-made Alaska many long years ago has so much howling humor been swirled with so much artificial snow as it is in “Road to Utopia,” which came to the Paramount yesterday.

"[6] Variety summed it up writing: "The highly successful Crosby-Hope-Lamour “Road” series under the Paramount banner comes to attention once again in “Road to Utopia,” a zany laugh-getter which digresses somewhat from pattern by gently kidding the picture business and throwing in unique little touches, all with a view to tickling the risibilities.

Very big boxoffice results assured...[7] All songs were written by Johnny Burke (lyrics) and Jimmy Van Heusen (music).