Jul 04, 2016 bud abbott and lou costello performing whos on first in 1945. Bud and lou play a pair of tinseltown barbers who dream of becoming highpriced showbiz agents. Film stories featuring an interview with authorfilm historian. Apr 27, 2020 explore circleg986s board bud abbott and lou costello, followed by. The first film completed in hollywood was 1908s the count of monte.
Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 bunny movie. They performed on the program as regulars for two years, while also landing roles in a. Made by metrogoldwynmayer, it was produced by martin a. However, abbott and costello meet captain kidd was a popular box office attraction when it was first released the kiddie audience, which couldnt get enough of bud and lou, was happy to overlook the dubious content. With bud abbott, lou costello, frances rafferty, bob haymes. Watch abbott and costello in hollywood prime video. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 full movie. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 the movie. Buzz bud and abercrombie lou have deadend careers as a barber and porter for a. The picture marked martin goschs initial effort as a producer for mgm, and was the first film for bud abbott and lou costello under their new contract with mgm.
Also, unlike the previous collection, each dvd is singlesided, as opposed to having different films recorded on both sides of the dvd. So the fellas become movie talent agents, setting in motion the lightscameracomedy antics. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood movie 1945 video. Their main contract was with universal, but their universal contract provided that they could make one film per year for another studio, so in 1942, at the height of their popularity their starmaking film, buck privates, was the biggestgrossing film of. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 directed by. Films screened included the premiere of a digital film made by the teenagers of the present day lou costello jr. Chris costello talks whos on first, frankenstein, and growing up in old hollywood bud abbott and lou costello performing whos on first in 1945. Movie studios created scripts for their funniest comedians such as bud abbott, lou costello. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 imdb. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Abbott and costello in hollywood 1945, their third and final effort under the aegis of mgm, combines a smattering of tinseltown cameos and inside humor with the duos familiar brand of wordplay. Watch bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood full movie in hd visit movie 46068 when two bumbling barbers act as agents for a t. Ook bekend als bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood. So the fellas become movie talent agents, setting in motion the lightscameracomedy antics of abbott and costello in hollywood, which include costello being mistaken for a prop dummy during the filming of a saloon brawl, bud and lou coping with insomnia, and a pursuit finale in the cars and on the tracks of a roaring roller coaster.
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Their third and final film for mgm was abbott and costello in hollywood 1945. A critical study of the wartime films as two of the most popular entertainers of the midcentury film industry, comic greats bud abbott and lou costello offered an essential balm to the american public following the sorrows of the great depression and during the trauma of world war ii. Louis francis cristillo march 6, 1906 march 3, 1959, professionally known as lou costello, was an american actor, best known for his film comedy double act with straight man bud abbott and their comedy routine whos on first the comedians, who teamed up in burlesque in 1936, were among the most popular and highestpaid entertainers in the world during world war ii. They also performed whos on first in the 1945 hollywood movie the naughty nineties, giving fans an opportunity to see abbott and costello doing the routine.
This is the last of three films that bud abbott and lou costello made on loan to mgm while under contract to universal, the other two being rio rita 1942 and lost in a harem 1944. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing abbott and costello in hollywood near you. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 english movie. Bud abbott and lou costello are a pair of barbers who try to make it in the movies in abbott and costello in hollywood 1945. Some contemporary sources list the title of this film as abbott and costello in hollywood. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 lookmaster.
Refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. Abbott and costello in hollywood bud abbott lou costello frances rafferty 1945 two bumbling barbers bud abbott, lou costello act as agents for an unknown singer and stage a phony murder to get him a. My expectations were low but i thought this was quite fun. From 1941 to 1951 abbott and costello reigned as hollywoods top comedy team. Its packaged in a box designed as a steamer trunk, adorned with stickers of various abbott and costello movies. Interestingly enough, this led to the practice of shooting a scene. Abbott and costello meet the killer, boris karloff 1949.
Long acknowledged as one of the best straight men in the business, bud abbott was born william alexander abbott in. Le film bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945. Sylvan simon writersnat perrin, lou breslow castbud abbott, lou costello, frances rafferty storylinebuzz and abercrombie are agents trying to get jeff parker the lead in a movie musical. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood movie 1945. 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. Chris costello daughter of lou costello and ron palumbo coauthor of abbott and costello in hollywood. Signed in beautiful vintage fountain pen ink, to paul lou costello bud abbott. Volume 3 traces bud and lou s popular renaissance, which began with their smash hit abbott and costello meet frankenstein.
Authentic photos signed by both bud and lou are very scarce. Each movie is remastered in glorious black and white, with production notes, and theatrical trailers for most films. Abbott and costello in hollywood is a 1945 film about two bumbling barbers who act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, and stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role directed by s. I also own the complete series from tv, this movie. At the busy hollywood shop, the barber shop to the stars, seasoned barber buzz kurtis tries to teach his clumsy pal abercrombie how to shave customers. Sylvan simon and starring bud abbott, lou costello, frances rafferty, bob stanton, jean porter. Comedy, abbott and costello in the foreign legion universal three sheet. From 1940 to 1956, they starred in 36 films together not to mention numerous radio and tv shows. Abbott and costello in hollywood original trailer youtube. Here come the coeds 1945 bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 the time of their lives 1946 little giant 1946 the wistful widow of wagon gap 1947 buck privates come home 1947 bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein 1948 the noose hangs high 1948 mexican hayride 1948 abbott and costello meet the killer, boris karloff.
See more ideas about abbott and costello, comedy duos and comedians. Now, for the first time ever, all 28 films produced during the height of their popularity at universal pictures are available in one collection. Abbott and costello in hollywood bud abbott lou costello frances rafferty 1945 two bumbling barbers bud abbott, lou costello act as agents for an unknown singer and stage a phony murder to get him a coveted role. The best of abbott and costello, volume 3 features some of the teams most popular films and some of their worst. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood film complet 1945. Despite this resurgence at the box office, the teams films became more bythenumbers than ever. Im not overly familiar with classic hollywood so the cameos were lost on me, and the story is pretty standard, but abbott and costello mostly costello bring the funny. The complete universal pictures collection is a great box set.
Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 full. Bud abbott biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Sylvan simon and starring the comedy team of abbott and costello. Abbott and costello in hollywood is a 1945 blackandwhite comedy film directed by s. Even after the film was completed, they would bring them back in and insert more routines until. Le film bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 vostfr. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood film, 1945. See more ideas about abbott and costello, comedy duos and great comedies. As a result, during the filming of in society, bud and lou refused to do reshoots and every day, at exactly 4. Sep 10, 2010 however, abbott and costello meet captain kidd was a popular box office attraction when it was first released the kiddie audience, which couldnt get enough of bud and lou, was happy to overlook the dubious content. 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. Dance director charles walters appeared onscreen in the minor role of sailor. Prime video 2 prime video rent or buy 10 comedy 36 music 11 romance 11 adventure. Abbott and costello in hollywood is a 1945 film about two bumbling barbers who act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, and stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.
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. Theyre forgiving of pictures as lame as comin round the mountain 1951, while nonfans grumpily avoid abbott and costello movies altogether, even good ones like abbott and. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 10051945 us comedy 1h 23m user score. Abbott and costello play agents trying to get jeff. Sep 19, 2009 bud abbott and lou costello are a pair of barbers who try to make it in the movies in abbott and costello in hollywood 1945. Sylvan simon starring bud abbott, lou costello, frances rafferty. After working in burlesque, in radio, and on broadway, abbott and. Some gags work better than others, while some are a tad over done, and protracted, especially for a. Our feature was abbott and costello in hollywood, made in 1945 and the third of three films bud abbott and lou costello made for mgm. Abbott and costello meet the killer, boris karloff. Bud abbott and lou costello performing whos on first in 1945.
During production on this film, abbott and costello returned to the universal studio on may for reshoots for the naughty nineties 1945. 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. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood is a 1945 english film stars bud abbott, s. I was actually pleasantly surprised by bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood. The studio cast her in the highly successful comedyhorror release hold that ghost 1941.
Bud abbott buzz kurtis lou costello abercrombie frances rafferty claire. Routines include lous insomnia and his being unable to hear bud due. Bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood official trailer. Also premiered was a 35 mm restored print of the lou costelloproduced 1948 short film 10,000 kids and a cop, which was shot at the lou costello, jr. Abbott and costello in hollywood 1945 rotten tomatoes. In 1960, one year after costellos death, the film was theatrically rereleased by rko pictures. When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role. Bud and lou are really underperforming barbers the working title was close shave who hit on the idea of representing promising singer jeff robert stanton then have a bad first encounter with studio boss kavanaugh donald macbride, in their first film for mgm, abbott and costello in hollywood, 1945. A barber, buzz curtis bud abbott, and a porter, abercrombie lou costello. The film, starring bud abbott, lou costello, alan curtis, rita johnson, and henry travers is a musical comedy about riverboat gamblers. Abbott and costello in hollywood 1945 movie clip call. Young, donald macbride, nat perrin, lou breslow, directed by s.
Oct 05, 2012 bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood trailer directed by s. Some gags work better than others, while some are a tad over done, and protracted, especially for a fast moving 21st century audience. Apr 03, 2017 le film bud abbott and lou costello in hollywood 1945 vostfr admin 20170403t19. American comedian bud abbott was the tall, bullying member of the popular comedy team abbott and costello.