Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Slapstick chases!... Pies in faces!... Shapely beauts in bathing suits!
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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Cast

Bud Abbott Bud Abbott As: Harry 'Slim' Pierce
Lou Costello Lou Costello As: Willie 'Tubby' Piper
Fred Clark Fred Clark As: Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff
Lynn Bari Lynn Bari As: Leota Van Cleef
Maxie Rosenbloom Maxie Rosenbloom As: Hinds
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Slapstick chases!... Pies in faces!... Shapely beauts in bathing suits!
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 02 February 1955

Country: US

Runtime: 80m

Company Credits

Company: Universal International Pictures

Budget: $736

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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)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Jay A. Morley Jr.

Jay A. Morley Jr.

Costume Design

Joan St. Oegger

Joan St. Oegger

Hairstylist

Bud Westmore

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Reggie Lanning

Reggie Lanning

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Alexander Golitzen

Alexander Golitzen

Art Direction

Bill Newberry

Bill Newberry

Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Julia Heron

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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