Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Seen it?1955 | 80 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles Lamont
- Bud AbbottHarry 'Slim' Pierce
- Lou CostelloWillie 'Tubby' Piper
- Fred ClarkJoseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff
- Lynn BariLeota Van Cleef
- Maxie RosenbloomHinds
- Harold GoodwinCameraman
- Roscoe AtesWagon Driver
- Mack SennettMack Sennett
- Heinie ConklinStudio Guard
- Hank MannProp Man