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Staring:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Fred Clark,
Lynn Bari,
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom
Director:
Charles Lamont
Average Customer Rating:  
List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $15.50
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303103792
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6303103790
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: 1998-01-28
Running Time: 80
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1955-02 |
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One of Their Best, 2000-06-20
Abbott & Costello star in this hilarious film set back in 1914 and while searching for a swindler named Gormon, end up in Hollywood. Would recommend for A&C Fans
 If You Love Silent Movies..., 2007-06-05
Abbott and Costello love the movies, and so does the rest of America. Why not invest the $5000 Harry's aunt left him for safekeeping? It's a surefire bet! Well, not so much. Harry and Willie cart that money over to a swindler named Gorman (Fred Clark) who "sells" them the Edison studio in New Jersey. The two find themselves tramping to California hoping to find a job out there. In the process, they find that Gorman has adopted a false name and has become a director-- and he is assigned to work with the boys. Hilarity ensues, of course, and there is a brilliant finale with some of the original Keystone Cops including Hank Mann and Mack Sennett himself.
A lot of this movie involves crazy stunts and fast driving, so many things are done with bluescreens that are painfully obvious. However, for a classic movie fan, this is easy to ignore, especially in the scenes are so exciting.
Many movies of this era that deal with silent films make fun of them as much as they reference them. This film is different. The opener includes a bit where Costello watches a silent movie. Instead of elaborate gestures and silly music, the movie is shown the way a silent movie really would have looked. Fans of movies or the silent era will adore this film simply because it is an homage to such an excellent and interesting industry.
ONE OF THE TEAM'S BEST FILMS, 2000-03-14
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KEYSTONE KOPS (1955)
Universal-International Pictures
Release Date: February 1955
Runtime: 80 minutes
Director:
Charles Lamont
Producer:
Howard Christie
Writing Credits:
John Grant
Cast:
Bud Abbott....Harry Pierce
Lou Costello....Willie Piper
Fred Clark....Joseph Gorman/Sergei Trumanoff
Lynn Bari....Leota Van Cleef
Max Rosenbloom....Hinds
Harold Goodwin....Cameraman
Roscoe Ates....Wagon Driver
Mack Sennett....Himself
Paul Dubov....Jason
Hank Mann.....Propman
Henry Kulky....Brakeman
Jack Daly....Burglar
William Haade....Policeman
Joe Devlin.....Hunter
Harry Tyler....Piano Player
Houseley Stevenson, Jr.....Pilot
Byron Keith.....Policeman
Marjorie Bennett....Fat Woman
Murray Leonard....Studio Guard
Donald Kerr....Projectionist
Charles Dorety....Watermelon Peddler
Carole Costello....Theatre Cashier
Forrest Burns....Policeman
Heine Conklin....Studio Guard
Don House....Policeman
Sam Flint....Railroad Conductor
Frank Wilcox....Snavly
Music by:
Henry Mancini
William Lava
Herman Stein
Cinematography by:
Reggie Lanning
Film Editing by:
Edward Curtiss
Other Crew:
Plot Summary:
Set in 1912, the film casts Bud Abbott and Lou Costello as a couple of New Yorkers who are swindled out of their life savings by a crooked lout. Pursuing the villain to Hollywood, the boys discover that the double-dealer is now posing as autocratic Russian film director. To put A&C out of the way, the crook and his partner in crime hire the boys as stuntmen, intending to kill them off at the first oppurtunity. But the comic duo save the day when they enlist the aid of the Keystone Kops in capturing the fleeing villain, who has absconded with the studio payroll.
ROUTINES & HILARIOUS MOMENTS:
Squirrel in loaf of bread
Bud and Lou race old man to California
Airplane Scene
Cop & Robber Skit
Chase scene with Keystone Kops
Trivia (from imdb.com): When Willie (Lou Costello) goes to the theatre, the pretty lady in the box office is actually Lou Costello's real-life daughter Carole Costello. She was made up to look much older than her real age.
Not Top Drawer, but Amusing, 2000-04-26
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were nearing the end of their reign as Universal's top comedians by the time MEET THE KEYSTONE KOPS was made, and it did indeed seem as if the bottom of the barrel were being scraped to find ideas for the boys' films. While hardly a classic, KEYSTONE KOPS at least has an interesting concept that appears to be partly inspired by Lou's early career as a movie stuntman. There is more slapstick than usual for A&C, and a few hair raising stunts, which is appropriate for a comedy set in Hollywood circa 1912. Fred Clark gives the film a real boost as a swindler turned movie director; he is an excellent foil for Bud and Lou. Comedy legend Mack Sennett makes a welcome and all too brief appearance as himself. Keep an eye out for veteran Keystone comedians Herold Goodwin, Hank Mann, and Heinie Conklin. Lou's daughter Carole does a brief bit with her dad at the beginning of the film. Recommended for kids, die hard A&C fans, and anyone wanting to relax with some nostalgic nonsense.
One of the boys best films of the 1950's, 2003-02-24
Abbott and Costello were one of the best duos of comedy history and too bad that they had to break up and it is my understanding that Abbott and Costello didn't get along with each other but oh well, during their recent years the Abbott and Costello movies weren't doing very well like they were in the 1940's with classic movies like Hold That Ghost (my favorite one), Hit the Ice, Naughty Ninties and Meet Frankenstein, the best part of the whole movie is when Costello gets his foot stuck on the railroad tracks and he gets off the track within inches of getting hit by a train, I'll never forget my reaction when I watched that part, and if you're looking for a great Abbott and Costello, watch this movie, and avoid Lost in Alaska and Meet the Mummy.
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