After launching their act on radio, the pair caught the attention of film studio executives -- who were looking for a new Laurel and Hardy -- and soon made their silver-screen debut with One Night in the Tropics (1940). They went on to win over audiences with slapstick fare such as Buck Privates (1941) and Lost in a Harem (1944), proving to be box-office gold. In 1945, the twosome immortalized their classic "Who's on First?" routine in The Naughty Nineties.
Enjoying a short-lived run on television with "The Abbott and Costello Show," the popular duo split in 1957, just two years before Costello's death on March 3, 1959.
Abbott & Costello Meet FrankensteinThis Abbott and Costello horror-comedy flick features the bumbling buddies as railroad baggage clerks who receive a strange shipment -- the last remains of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster. Trouble is they're still alive! When the deadly duo escape to a remote island, Abbott and Costello follow... Read More
Abbott & Costello: Africa ScreamsIn an attempt to impress attractive adventuress Diana Emerson (Hillary Brooke), scheming Buzz Johnson (Bud Abbott) introduces his friend Stanley Livington (Lou Costello) as a veteran safari hunter. Thinking the men may be able to help her exploit a remote diamond mine, Diana convinces the duo to... Read More
Abbott & Costello Meet the MummyFinding themselves stranded in Egypt, Peter (Bud Abbott) and Freddie (Lou Costello) finagle a job with an archaeologist and wind up tangling with cultists, mummies and grave robbers in this classic starring the comedic duo. There's plenty of vaudeville bits and hilarious physical gags as Abbott... Read More
Flying / Cowboy / Sarong / Who Done It?Comedy icons Bud Abbott and Lou Costello tickle the funny bone in this hilarious quartet. In Keep 'Em Flying, the boys take to the skies with the Army Air Corps during World War II, and Ride 'Em Cowboy finds them taming the Wild West on a dude ranch. The pair travels the high seas and stumbles upon... Read More
The Best of Abbott and Costello: Vol. 4Legendary slapstick comedy team Abbott and Costello meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Keystone cops and a mummy in this best-of collection. Boris Karloff stars as Dr. Jekyll in the 1953 feature "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"; Max Sennett cameos as a pie-thrower 1955's "Abbott and... Read More
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