No, its not a complete set of their filmsseveral were produced with distributors other than universal pictures. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 bunny movie. Their star, abdullah wee willie davis, no longer wishes to follow the script for their. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 the. Two brooklyn wrestling promoters go to french algeria in search of a famous algerian wrestler but accidentally endup in the french foreign legion. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 mexican hayride 1948 abbott and costello meet the killer, boris karloff 1949 abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 abbott and costello meet the invisible man 1951 comin round the mountain 1951 lost in alaska 1952 abbott and costello go to mars 1953. The complete universal pictures collection on bluray. The transfers are immaculate, indicating that this was no rush job but the culmination of a great deal of restoration work. Abbott and costello meet the killer, boris karloff 1949 abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 abbott and costello meet the invisible man 1951 comin round the mountain 1951 lost in alaska 1952 abbott and costello go to mars 1953 abbott and costello meet dr. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion wikiquote. So, for their 27th film together, we get abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950. I cant think of a single abbott and costello film i skip if doing a complete series rewatch. All 28 films together in one set in high definition.
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 the foreign legion 1950 abbott and. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion is a film directed by charles lamont. Abbott and costello film stories interview with author film historian james l. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion library of. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion is a film directed by charles lamont with bud abbott, lou costello, patricia medina, walter slezak, year. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 rotten tomatoes. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of abbott and costello in the foreign legion with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Avontuur komedie film geregisseerd door charles lamont. In abbott and costello in the foreign legion, bud and lou head to algieria to find a wrestler named abdullah who left them high and dry and owing a mobster quite a bit of money. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 moviemeter. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 dvd zeus.
Abbott and costello in the foreign legion bluray 1950 their newest and funniest by far. Bud jones bud abbott and lou hotchkiss lou costello are wrestling promoters. The best bits include the opening sequence kind of surprising to see a 1950 movie so openly admitting that prowrestling is scripted, the mirages in the. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 movie. Watch abbott and costello in the foreign legion on netflix today. 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. Bud abbott and lou costello play wrestling promoters whose star attraction, wee willie davis, skips. Watch abbott and costello in the foreign legion full movie in hd visit movie 33474 jonesy and lou are in algeria looking for. The complete universal pictures collection presents no less than 28 feature films starring bud abbott and lou costello, most of them making their hd debut, spanning 1940 to 1955. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 full. Jonesy and lou are in algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. The films highlights include an opening scene parody of prerehearsed wrestling matches, a. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion is a 1950 film starring the comedy team of abbott and costello.
Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 comedy srm818. Written by john grant, martin ragaway, and leonard b. Bud abbott and lou costello play wrestling promoters whose star attraction, wee willie davis, skips town to return to his home in arabia. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 comedy.
Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 film. While starring at the massive bluray boxset of abbott and costello. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 filmaffinity. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 charles. Lou costello in abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 bud abbott and lou costello in abbott and. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion wikipedia. The complete universal pictures collection 80th anniversary bluray edition spans universals 25 years of abbott and costello releases spanning 1940 to 1965, when you count the 1965 compilation film, the world of abbott and costello, anyway.
Their star, abdullah wee willie davis, no longer wishes to follow the script for their crooked matches. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion never quite manages to approach the level of brilliant, but at least it manages to stay fairly consistently on the level of mildly funny. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion is a 1950 comedy film directed by charles lamont and starring the comedy team of abbott and costello. The collection offers everything from their debut film one night in the tropics 1940 to their classic crossovers with. Get ready to laugh out loud with the most popular comedy duo of all time in abbott and costello. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 abbott and costello meet the invisible man 1951. 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 the foreign legion moviepedia. With bud abbott, lou costello, patricia medina, walter slezak. Harry and willie buy the edison movie studio in the year 1912 from joseph gorman, a confidence man. Films screened included the premiere of a digital film made by the teenagers of the present day lou costello jr. Sherlock holmes the scarlet claw 1944 full movie basil. Beauchamp, john grant castbud abbott, lou costello, patricia medina storylinejonesy and lou are in algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting.
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. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion cast and crew. The number one comedy team of the 1940s, lou costello and bud abbott star in one of their final films in the foreign legion. Sergeant axmann tricks them into joining the foreign legion, after which. Their star, abdullah wee willie davis, no longer wishes to follow the script for their crooked. Bud abbott and lou costello play wrestling promoters who travel to algiers to woo their star attraction back only to end up inadvertently joining the foreign legion in this surprisingly lively late career entry for the famed comedy duo. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 two wrestling promoters bud abbott, lou costello roam algeria, meet a french spy and wind up desert heroes. As with abbott and costello in the foreign legion, the unique setting of this klondike comedy goes a long way to spruce up the increasingly tired material.
This is the complete movie filmography of bud abbott and lou costello, also includes one last film that only stars lou costello. The film s highlights include an openingscene parody of prerehearsed wrestling matches, a mirage routine capped by one of the hoariest vaudeville punchlines in history, and a runawayjeep climax. Abbott and costello the foreign legion 1950 youtube. There are a couple of different abbott and costello motifs in making up the plot and narrative of the film at play in the foreign legion. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion universal. The complete universal pictures collection 80th anniversary edition, the. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion is a 1950 film about two men who are tricked into joining the foreign legion. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 rotten.
In a preposterous turn of events, wrestling promoters bud jones bud abbott and lou hotchkiss lou costello lose their star attraction, abdullah wee willie davis, and pursue him all the way back to his native algeria where the duo try to coax him to. Two brooklyn wrestling promoters go to french algeria in search of a. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion bluray 1950. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 imdb. Sergeant axmann tricks them into joining the foreign legion, after which they discover axmanns. Bud abbott jonesy lou costello lou hotchkiss patricia medina nicole. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 the bungling duo join the foreign legion to escape a misunderstanding in algiers but find themselves in even deeper trouble. Contentsshow plot bud jones bud abbott and lou hotchkiss lou costello are wrestling promoters.
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