Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Overview
Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.17 |
Directed By
Charles Lamont
Crew
Charles Lamont
D.D. Beauchamp
John Grant
Martin Ragaway
Leonard B. Stern
Joan St. Oegger
Bud Westmore
David S. Horsley
Joseph Gershenson
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Elizabeth Firestone
Johnny Green
Hans J. Salter
Paul Sawtell
Walter Scharf
Walter Schumann
Frank Skinner
Edward Ward
George Robinson
Frank Gross
Robert Arthur
Bernard Herzbrun
Eric Orbom
Russell A. Gausman
Ray Jeffers
Lloyd Ward
Irving Smith
Charles Cowie
TOP CAST
Bud Abbott
Bud Jones
Lou Costello
Lou Hotchkiss
Patricia Medina
Nicole Dupre
Walter Slezak
Sgt. Axmann
Douglass Dumbrille
Sheik Hamud El Khalid
Leon Belasco
Hassam--Auctioneer
Marc Lawrence
Frankie
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Abdullah
Tor Johnson
Abou Ben
Sammy Menacker
Bertram the Magnificent
Jack Raymond
Ali Ami
Fred Nurney
Commandant
Paul Fierro
Ibn
Henry Corden
Ibrim
Eric Alden
Arab (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Arab on Jeep's Hood (uncredited)
Baynes Barron
Orderly (uncredited)
Guy Beach
Saleem with False Teeth (uncredited)
Barry Brooks
Private (uncredited)
Candy Candido
Skeleton (uncredited) (voice)
Jeff Chandler
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
John Cliff
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Jack Davidson
Thug (uncredited)
Bob Evans
Corporal (uncredited)
David Gorcey
Newsboy (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Thug (uncredited)
Charmienne Harker
Arab Girl (uncredited)
Ted Hecht
Arab Proprietor (uncredited)
George Magrill
Corporal (uncredited)
Frank Malet
Corporal (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Thug (uncredited)
Alberto Morin
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Peter Ortiz
Corporal (uncredited)
Ann Robinson
Bathing Suit Girl in Mirage (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Orderly (uncredited)
Jack Roper
Guard (uncredited)
Dan Seymour
Josef (uncredited)
Mahmud Shaikhaly
Referee (uncredited)
Jack Shutta
Thug (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Thug (uncredited)
Guy Zanette
Corporal (uncredited)
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