The dynamic comedy duos hit film buck privates, released last year, has a new relevance now that the u. Source for information on abbott, bud, and lou costello. The film, starring bud abbott, lou costello, alan curtis, rita johnson, and henry travers is a musical comedy about riverboat gamblers. His reprise of the role of sergeant collins from buck privates 1941 became the final film role. The boys end up having a whale of a time getting under the skin of their. Not a very memorable trailer, but it is always enjoyable to see bud abbott and lou costello. Buck privates features commentary by the home theater forums own film preservationist and cinematic expert, bob furmanek. Starring bud abbott, lou costello, bela lugosi, boris karloff.
Starring bud abbott, lou costello, clyde beatty, frank buck and buddy baer. They wind up running into their old sergeantwho hates themand getting involved with a racecar builder whos trying to find backers for a new midget racer hes building. Get ready to laugh out loud with the most popular comedy duo of all time in abbott and costello. The time of their lives the ghost steps out 1946 rotten. Despite the joined title, bud and lou, billing is an issue, both for the audience and within the narrative. Abbott crossed paths with lou costello in the early 1930s when abbott was producing and performing in minskys burlesque shows and costello was a rising comic. Africa screams 1949 classic comedy movie bud abbott. Bud abbott and lou costello had been a team for about five years when they made their starring debut in buck privates in 1941. William abbott in asbury park, new jersey, 2 october 1895. Their universal contract proved to be so lucrative for the team that the studio had to lower its usual decent production values to bring the films in on budget. Lou tried it on his own in fiftynine starring in the 30foot bride of candy rock, but a solo career was not to be with his death later that year. Abbott and costellos second feature, buck privates, opened in. With bud abbott, lou costello, tom brown, joan shawlee.
Famous scene said to have been tough to film because the director kept cracking up, slicker bud abbott and herbie lou costello in the army drill routine from buck privates, 1941. Volume 1 of the best of bud abbott and lou costello features their first eight films. Made for peanuts, buck privates was a tremendous hit for universal studios and firmly established abbott and costello as movie stars. Movie typography from buck privates 1941, directed by arthur lubin, starring bud abbott, lou costello, lee bowman, jane frazee, alan curtis. Bud abbott the tall thin straight one and lou costello the short fat clownish one officially got together in 1936, and after achieving huge success with. Dec 27, 2016 watch abbott and costello meet frankenstein full hd. The complete universal pictures collection is a great box set. Jul 03, 2017 the time of their lives is a different, though very funny, abbott and costello film bud and lou arent partners and only talk to each other in one scene. Just off the phone with the wolf man from london, postal clerk wilbur lou costello deals with cranky mcdougal frank ferguson, amorous sandra lenore aubert and snarky pal chick bud abbott, in bud abbott and lou costello meet frankenstein, 1948. Abbott and costello meet the mummy 1 hours and 19 minutes movie in egypt peter and freddie find the archaeologist. Bud abbott and lou costello at brians drivein theater. Buck privates is a 1941 musical military comedy film that turned bud abbott and lou costello into bona fide movie stars. Two exsoldiers return from overseasone of them having smuggled into the country a french orphan girl he has become attached to.
The box set includes all time classics such as abbott and costello meet frankenstein, in the navy and buck privates. It was the first service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. During that time, theyd had success on the burlesque circuit, vaudeville, broadway, and radio, and stolen the 1940 film one night in the tropics out from under its ostensible stars by performing some of their routines, including the deathless whos on first. Bud abbott and lou costello meet frankenstein 1948. Buck privates 1941 yify download movie torrent yts. Watch abbott and costello meet frankenstein full hd. Bud abbott, lou costello, alan curtis, rita johnson.
Mar 29, 2014 bud abbott korman and lou costello hackett struggle to rise up the burlesque ranks, eventually becoming successful comedic actors. Directed by charles barton music by walter schumann produced by edward. Lou costello and nat pendleton in buck privates 1941 bud abbott and lou costello in. This is a list of all the movies starring bud abbott and lou costello. Bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein take the mask off. Abbott and costello meet the mummy 1 hours and 19 minutes movie in egypt peter and freddie find the archaeologist dr. The wistful widow of wagon gap 1947 abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948. International dictionary of films and filmmakers dictionary. To their dismay, the companys drill instructor is none other than the cop who was all set to run them off to the hoosegow in the first place. Oscars 2020 brad pitt wins best supporting actor for once upon a time in hollywood. Bud abbott and lou costellos second film for universal and the first in which they get star billing, has them playing two con men who accidentally enlist in. Abbott jokes about billing the straight man first, but. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. Financially, buck privates did better than citizen kane.
Now, for the first time ever, all 28 films produced during the height of their popularity at universal pictures are now available in one collection. Comedy legends bud abbott and lou costello cemented their place in film history with the hilarious wartime comedy classic buck privates. Also, the film boasts the teams best score since abbott and costello meet frankenstein. Lou costello plays a revolutionary warera tinker, whose prized possession is a letter. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein video dailymotion. Lou costello plays a revolutionary warera tinker, whose prized possession is a letter from george washington, commending costello as a loyal patriot. Each movie is remastered in glorious black and white, with production notes, and theatrical trailers for most films. Abbott and costello meet the mummy video dailymotion. Featuring their most popular movies such as buck privates, who done it. When their captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers, stage show star abbott and his bumbling sidekick costello must put things right. Bud and lou enlist in the army in order to escape being hauled off to jail, and soon find themselves in basic training. Bud abbott korman and lou costello hackett struggle to rise up the burlesque ranks, eventually becoming successful comedic actors. From 1941 to 1951 abbott and costello reigned as hollywoods top comedy team.
Buck privates come home 1947 bud and lou return to civilian life and get. This collection brings together 3 classic films that are guaranteed to leave audiences of all ages laughing out loud. They first worked together in stock burlesque in 1935 at the eltinge theatre on 42nd street, after an illness sidelined costello s regular partner. Their act, equal parts smart talk and ancient slapstick, was honed alongside curvy chorus girls and tasseltwirlers but it took a lady of a decidedly different stature to make them superstars. It also includes the final film with lou costello only. Bud worked solo, sortof in the sixties as he voiced an animated version of himself in a series of abbott and costello cartoons. Keystone kops benefits greatly from the presence of fred clark, marvelously hammy and maybe the teams best comic foil since nat pendleton battled the boys in buck privates 1941. Costellos lady love is anne gillis, maidservant to aristocratic jess barker.
Also, theres a fair amount of slapstick in the film. Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned. Bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein clip full moon. The comedy team made two more service comedies before the united states entered the war in the navy and keep em flying. Bud abbott biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Bud and lou enlist in the army in order to escape being hauled off to jail. With bud abbott, lou costello, lee bowman, jane frazee.
This steady torrent of product the films invariably opened while the duos. Its packaged in a box designed as a steamer trunk, adorned with stickers of various abbott and costello movies. Two footloose jersey boys with no particular place to go, bud abbott and lou costello finally found themselves literally and figuratively on the burlesque stage. Once upon a time in hollywood production design team discusses win backstage at oscars 2020. Abbott and costellos second film, buck privates 1941. Jan 25, 2017 this feature is not available right now.
American comedian bud abbott was the tall, bullying member of the popular comedy team abbott and costello. Bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein pier on fire. As per universals policies, only department head joseph gershenson is. From their early beginnings on radio and broadway, to over 15 years in film and television, bud abbott and lou costello still remain one of the most recogniseable comedy duos of all time. The son of circus employees, abbott entered show business as a burlesque show producer, then took to the stage himself as straight man for a number of comedians, finally teaming with fledgling comic lou costello in 1936. Abbott and costello actor alex gottlieb anne appeared arthur lubin audience backstage ball bobby buck privates bud abbott bud and betty bud and lou bud replied buds buddies burlesque butch called candy cards cast charles barton charles lamont comedy comic contract costello films costello meet costello show cristillo director dollars drink. Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them. Bud abbott the tall thin straight one and lou costello the short fat clownish one officially got together in 1936, and after achieving huge success with radio sketches, they moved into films in 1940. Bud abbott slicker smith lou costello herbie brown. Download buck privates yts yify movies torrents download. They are actually just secondary characters who contribute little to the plot involving some romantic mixups but are brought in to lighten things up, with among other things, their whos on first routine. Abbott and costello were an american comedy duo composed of bud abbott and lou costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s and the highestpaid entertainers in the world during world war ii. Abbott and costellos screen debut finds them as detectives cracking an insurance scam in one night in the tropics 1940.
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