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Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Slapstick chases!... Pies in faces!... Shapely beauts in bathing suits!

19556.11h 20m

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.

Directed by Charles Lamont
Written by John Grant, Lee Loeb
Produced by Howard Christie
Box OfficeBudget: $7360

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

con manslapstick comedycon artistpolice chasehollywoodblack and whitesilent filmbiplanekeystone kopsmovie studio

About Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops is a comedy film released in 1955 exploring themes of con man, slapstick comedy, con artist, police chase, hollywood, black and white. Directed by Charles Lamont, it stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Fred Clark. 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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