Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $736.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.473 |
Directed By
Charles Lamont
Crew
Charles Lamont
Alexander Golitzen
Frank Skinner
Henry Mancini
Bill Newberry
Howard Christie
Reggie Lanning
Edward Curtiss
Julia Heron
Joan St. Oegger
Russell A. Gausman
William Lava
Joseph Gershenson
Herman Stein
Miklós Rózsa
Franz Waxman
Jay A. Morley Jr.
Bud Westmore
Herman Stein
Henry Mancini
William Lava
John Grant
Lee Loeb
TOP CAST
Bud Abbott
Harry 'Slim' Pierce
Lou Costello
Willie 'Tubby' Piper
Fred Clark
Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff
Lynn Bari
Leota Van Cleef
Maxie Rosenbloom
Hinds
Harold Goodwin
Cameraman
Roscoe Ates
Wagon Driver
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
Heinie Conklin
Studio Guard
Hank Mann
Prop Man
Joe Devlin
Mike (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Jason (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Harvey (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Rudolph Snavely (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Dancer in Restaurant scene (uncredited)
Colin Campbell
Elderly Guard (uncredited)
Joe Besser
Hunter (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Bob Jellison
Movie Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
Charles Dorety
Watermelon Peddler
Jack Daly
Burglar (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Usher / Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Byron Keith
Cop (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
Brakeman (uncredited)
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