Road to Home (1945)
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 11M
Synopsis
WWII U.S. Navy training film MN-5075a that addresses the end of the war. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby try to convince sailors not to desert but to wait for their government benefits and honorable discharge.
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