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| Bud Abbott (1897-1974) Lou Costello (1906-1959) |
Although not fashionable today I remain a big fan of Bud and Lou. Charles Laughton was another fan who said he enjoyed their "low comedy" and was happy to appear with them in ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD. They certainly still make me laugh however many times I see their routines (often barely changed from film to film). Films in my collection are : ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS (1940) BUCK PRIVATES (1941) IN THE NAVY (1941) HOLD THAT GHOST (1941) KEEP 'EM FLYING (1941) RIDE 'EM COWBOY (1942) PARDON MY SARONG (1942) WHO DONE IT? (1942) HIT THE ICE (1943) IN SOCIETY (1944) HERE COME THE CO-EDS (1945) THE NAUGHTY NINETIES (1945) THE LITTLE GIANT (1946) THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES (1946) BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME (1947) THE WISTFUL WIDOW OF WAGON GAP (1947) 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) JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (1951) COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN (1951) LOST IN ALASKA (1952) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD (1952) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO GO TO MARS (1953) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR.JEKYLL AND MR.HYDE (1953) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY (1955).
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To me, there's no such thing as "low comedy" or "highbrow comedy"; Shakespeare was full of bawdy jokes and Ozu likes his fart jokes. The only criteria is this: is it funny? Bud and Lou were very funny!
The Abbott & Costello films in my OWN DVD collection: ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS, BUCK PRIVATES, IN THE NAVY, HOLD THAT GHOST, KEEP 'EM FLYING, RIDE 'EM COWBOY, RIO RITA, PARDON MY SARONG, WHO DONE IT?, IT AIN'T HAY, HIT THE ICE, IN SOCIETY, LOST IN A HAREM, HERE COME THE CO-EDS, THE NAUGHTY NINETIES, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD, LITTLE GIANT, THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES, THE WISTFUL WIDOW OF WAGON GAP, BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME, MEXICAN HAYRIDE, THE NOOSE HANGS HIGH, ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, AFRICA SCREAMS, ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER BORIS KARLOFF, ABBOTT & COSTELLO IN THE FOREIGN LEGION, COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN, ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN, LOST IN ALASKA, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO GO TO MARS, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KEYSTONE KOPS, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY, DANCE WITH ME HENRY and THE WORLD OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLO.
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