Abbott and costello wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. They appeared together in over 100 films, starting with silent fare in the 1920s and moving to features in 1931 with pardon me. William bud abbott and lou costello born louis francis cristillo performed together as abbott and costello, an american comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and 50s. In 1940, universal studios signed them for a musical, one night in the tropics. See more ideas about danny thomas, sugar crisp and documentary film. Mar 19, 20 these are the yin and yangs of comedy, partners that made audiences laugh, no matter what type of stage they ended up performing on. They also worked as standins for the betterknown act during rehearsals for the film who done it. Their act reversed roles from the original, with norman abbott being the comedian and pat costello being the straight man. The comedy of abbott and costello will be brought back to life at a.
Abbott and costello movie film stock for sale ebay. The first of six popular comedymysteries from 1934 to 1947 in the thin man series, based on the dashiell hammett novels, opened in 1934 the thin man 1934. Bud abbott and lou costello engaged in rapidfire patter and knockabout slapstick, and they are regarded as the archetypal team of burlesque comedy. B ud abbott was the martinet straight man to the rolypoly, bumbling lou costello in the popular slapstick comedy team of the 1940s and 1950s the two men teamed up in 1936 in burlesque, then moved on to vaudeville and burst into fame with a guest appearance in 1938 on the kate smith radio show. It was hard not to like lou costello, the comic to bud abbotts straight man during dozens of performances that took them from the vaudeville stage to film to the new medium of television. The leaner, meaner, fastertalking half of one of americas greatest comedic duos, bud abbott, along with his partner lou costello, was one of hollywoods biggest stars throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Colgate comedy hour with abbott and costello and errol flynn january, 1952 bud abbott pictures and images gettyimages from the archives. Many more movies continued throughout the 1940s and 1950s, when they began mixing comedy with classic horror films, in such movies as abbott and costello meet.
Lou costello was born louis francis cristillo in paterson, new jersey, to helen rege and sebastiano. He was sometimes credited as sid fields or sidney field. This is a funny movie with the great mantan moreland. Feldman, was a comedy actor and writer best known for his featured role on the abbott and costello show in the 1940s radio and early 1950s television. It starred the married, sophisticated detective duo william powell and myrna loy as nick and nora charles, a happy and funloving couple, famous for their witty quips, clever. Abbott and costello meet the killer, boris karloff. In 1940, universal studios signed them for a musical, one night in the.
One of his finest films as the tramp, city lights 1931 featured a soundtrack and sound. Jul 12, 20 during the 1940s abbott and costello were the unparalleled kings of all media stage, radio, film but it was particularly galling to lou when martin teamed with another idiotchild comedian crewcut cutup lewis. Together they released their first movie, one night in the tropics. Long acknowledged as one of the best straight men in the business, bud abbott was born william alexander abbott. We had one of the largest film collections known within the entertainment community. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Their next film was a haunted house comedy, oh, charlie. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. The saga of lucy and desi is wellknown these days, but in their heyday, they were the most powerful comedic duo on television. The national portrait gallerys new exhibition comedians. He was originally paired up with dean martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of martin and lewis. From television to film and standup, these were the masters. Abbott and costello would not prove to be my favorite comedy team, but they. Their work in vaudeville and on stage, radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and early 1950s.
During the 1940s abbott and costello were the unparalleled kings of all media stage, radio, film but it was particularly galling to lou when martin teamed with another idiotchild comedian crewcut cutup lewis. The show mixed comedy with musical interludes and special guests. In 1940 abbott and costello appeared in supporting roles in their first. During the 1940s abbott and costello were the unparalleled kings of all media stage, radio, film but it was particularly galling to lou when martin teamed with. Get the best deals on abbott and costello movie film stock when you shop the largest. Somewhere in england 1940 and subsequent series whisky galore. Any film over 40 minutes long is considered to be of featurelength although most feature films produced since 1950 are considerably longer, those made in earlier boom quently ranged from little more than an hour to as little as four reels, which amounted to about 44 minutes. Mar 03, 2014 it was hard not to like lou costello, the comic to bud abbotts straight man during dozens of performances that took them from the vaudeville stage to film to the new medium of television. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948, 83 min. William alexander bud abbott october 2, 1897 a april 24, 1974 was an american comedian, actor and straight man half of the comedy duo abbott and costello. Groucho marx declared abbott the greatest straight man ever. The documents may say more about the various obsessions and paranoia of the fbi in the 1940s than they do about abbott and costello.
They were masters of slapstick and friends to the end, when their partnership dissolved due to health issues in the mid 1950s. William alexander bud abbott october 2, 1897 april 24, 1974 was an american comedian. Bud abbott and lou costello in it aint hay 1940s movies, old movies. Vintage 1940s castle films 8mm abbott costello have badge will chase no. Between 1940 and 1956 they made 36 films and earned a percentage of the profits on each. However, instead of facing shortages like most people, the industry was well supported by the government thanks to its morale boosting qualities. Bud abbott actor bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein. See more ideas about abbott and costello, comedy duos and comedians. Comedy duos throughout history laurel and hardy guff. This is a list of american comedy films comedy films are separated into two categories. Abbott and costello childrens show 12181948 colgate comedy hour with abbott and costello and errol flynn january, 1952 bud abbott pictures and images gettyimages. The documents may say more about the various obsessions and paranoia of the fbi in the 1940s than they do about abbott and costello in october 1944, in the days before every neighborhood had a video rental store with an adult section in the back room, the bureau investigated a purported ring of obscene motion picture operators in hollywood. Abbott and costello were an american comedy duo composed of bud abbott and lou costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s and the highestpaid entertainers in the world during world war ii. I love lucy, which ran from 19511957, is still one of the funniest shows of all time, and is a pioneer of the multicam sitcom format.
Nov 8, 2019 explore lanettesanderss board abbott and costello. British film in the 1930s unfairly maligned decade that saw british cinema take giant steps forward whereas the 1940s has long been hailed as a golden age for british cinema, the preceding decade has been viewed largely with disdain. When the world was at war, everyone turned to hollywood for laughter. Feldman, was a comedy actor and writer best known for his featured role on the abbott and costello show in the 1940s and early 1950s.
Merriel abbott, a chicago kindergarten teacher turned classically trained dancer, operated a dance studio from 19221942 in the city and formed the abbott dancers to perform in the empire room of the palmer house in 1933. It was a teenage comedy that began as a summer replacement for bob hopes show. The number one comedy team of the 1940s, lou costello and bud abbott star in one of their final films in the foreign legion. Abbott and costello where one of the most popular duo comedy teams in history through radio and television.
A date with judy was an american radio program during the 1940s. See more ideas about abbott and costello, comedy duos and hollywood. These are the yin and yangs of comedy, partners that made audiences laugh, no matter what type of stage they ended up performing on. He did not perform in a film with a speaking role until the 1940s. Abbott and costello were an american comedy duo composed of bud abbott and lou costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts.
Comediandirector charlie chaplin survived the arrival of sound by deliberately remaining silent in his two comedy films in the 30s. The troupe continued to perform on the famed stage for 24 years, after which abbott ultimately became entertainment director of all hilton hotels. Bud and lou starred in a string of hit films in the early 1940s without using whos on. Ive uploaded a comedy for you to enjoy called lucky ghost. Jerry lewis born march 16, 1926 was an american comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. Abbott and costello were an american comedy duo composed of bud abbott and lou costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early. Raised in paterson, costello dropped out of high school and headed west to break into the movies.
Join as we count down our picks for the top 10 comedy movies o. They are hugely iconic, pioneering the classic look of the mismatched comedy duo. His father was from calabria, italy, and his mother was an american of italian, french, and irish ancestry. One night in the tropics is a 1940 comedy film noteworthy for being the film debut of abbott and costello. See more ideas about abbott and costello, comedy duos and bud abbott. Lou costello was born louis francis cristillo in paterson, new jersey, to helen rege and sebastiano cristillo. Abbott and costello in the foreign legion 1950 youtube. It is a good debut, and easy to see why they would be quickly given their own film. They are listed as supporting actors but steal the.
Hollywood goes to war movies in the 1940s, like everything else at the time, were dominated by the war. Sidney fields february 5, 1898 september 28, 1975, born sidney h. In the 1940s, he and pat costello brother of lou costello formed a lesserknown abbott and costello comedy duo. But instead of pornography, she said, the library consisted of abbott and costellos. Lucy was a brilliant physical comedian and desi was a charming straight man. The documents may say more about the various obsessions and paranoia of the fbi in the 1940s than they do about abbott and costello in october 1944, in the days before every neighborhood had a video rental store with an adult section in the back room, the. Thanks to the endurance of their most popular and influential. Long acknowledged as one of the best straight men in the business, bud abbott was born william alexander abbott in reading, pennsylvania to rae fisher and harry abbott, who had both worked for the barnum and bailey circus. Oct 04, 2014 when the world was at war, everyone turned to hollywood for laughter. See more ideas about abbott and costello, bud abbott and comedy duos.
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