Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Slapstick chases!... Pies in faces!... Shapely beauts in bathing suits!
1955 | 80m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Charles Lamont |
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| Writer: | John Grant, Lee Loeb |
| Staring: |
| Harry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman. They decide to follow Gorman's trail to Hollywood where, unbeknownst to them, he has taken the identity of a foreign film director. The lads wind up as stunt doubles in film the which Gorman is now shooting, while the conman tries to have the bungling pair done away with before they realize who he really is. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 02, 1955 |
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| Director: | Charles Lamont |
| Writer: | John Grant, Lee Loeb |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | con man, slapstick comedy, con artist, police chase, hollywood, silent film, biplane, keystone kops, movie studio |
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $736 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bud Abbott | Harry 'Slim' Pierce |
| Lou Costello | Willie 'Tubby' Piper |
| Fred Clark | Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff |
| Lynn Bari | Leota Van Cleef |
| Maxie Rosenbloom | Hinds |
| Harold Goodwin | Cameraman |
| Roscoe Ates | Wagon Driver |
| Mack Sennett | Mack Sennett |
| Heinie Conklin | Studio Guard |
| Hank Mann | Prop Man |
| Joe Devlin | Mike (uncredited) |
| Paul Dubov | Jason (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Harvey (uncredited) |
| Frank Wilcox | Rudolph Snavely (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Dancer in Restaurant scene (uncredited) |
| Colin Campbell | Elderly Guard (uncredited) |
| Joe Besser | Hunter (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Bennett | Movie Patron (uncredited) |
| Bob Jellison | Movie Patron (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Movie Patron (uncredited) |
| Sam Flint | Railroad Conductor (uncredited) |
| Charles Dorety | Watermelon Peddler |
| Jack Daly | Burglar (uncredited) |
| Frank Hagney | Usher / Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
| Byron Keith | Cop (uncredited) |
| Henry Kulky | Brakeman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Lamont | Director |
| William Lava | Music, Original Music Composer |
| Henry Mancini | Music, Original Music Composer |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Miklós Rózsa | Music |
| Frank Skinner | Music |
| Franz Waxman | Music |
| John Grant | Writer |
| Lee Loeb | Story |
| Herman Stein | Music, Original Music Composer |
| Reggie Lanning | Director of Photography |
| Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Bill Newberry | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Jay A. Morley Jr. | Costume Design |
| Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Joseph Gershenson | Music Director |
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Howard Christie | Producer |
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