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Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Slapstick chases!... Pies in faces!... Shapely beauts in bathing suits!

Genres

Comedy

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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.

Others

Budget

$736

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

02 February 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Harry 'Slim' Pierce

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Willie 'Tubby' Piper

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff

Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Leota Van Cleef

Maxie Rosenbloom

Maxie Rosenbloom

Hinds

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Cameraman

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Wagon Driver

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Studio Guard

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Prop Man

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Mike (uncredited)

Paul Dubov

Paul Dubov

Jason (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Harvey (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Rudolph Snavely (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Dancer in Restaurant scene (uncredited)

Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell

Elderly Guard (uncredited)

Joe Besser

Joe Besser

Hunter (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Bob Jellison

Bob Jellison

Movie Patron (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Sam Flint

Sam Flint

Railroad Conductor (uncredited)

Charles Dorety

Charles Dorety

Watermelon Peddler

Jack Daly

Jack Daly

Burglar (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Usher / Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Byron Keith

Byron Keith

Cop (uncredited)

Henry Kulky

Henry Kulky

Brakeman (uncredited)

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