The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello : Volume 1
(DVD)

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Contributors

Abbott, Bud, 1895-1974. actor.
Costello, Lou. actor.

Published

Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012].

Edition

[Full screen].

Physical Desc

4 videodiscs (675 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

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Location	Call Number	Note	Status	Due Date
Alamosa Public Library - DVD	DVD FICTION BES	4 DVDs	Checked Out	June 4, 2024

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Table of Contents

disc 1. One night in the tropics (83 min. : 1940) / screenplay, Gertrude Purcell, Charles Grayson ; adapted by Kathryn Scola and Francis Martin ; associate producer, Leonard Spigelgass ; directed by A. Edward Sutherland

Universal Studios ; a Universal picture ; Universal presents.

Buck privates (85 min. : 1941) / original screenplay, Arthur T. Horman ; special material for Abbott and Costello, John Grant ; associate producer, Alex Gottlieb ; directed by Arthur Lubin

Universal Studios ; a Universal picture ; Universal presents.

disc 2. In the Navy (86 min. : 1941) / screenplay, Arthur T. Horman, John Grant ; original story, Arthur T. Horman ; associate producer, Alex Gottlieb ; directed by Arthur Lubin

Universal Studios ; a Universal picture ; Universal presents.

Hold that ghost (86 min. : 1941) / screenplay by Robert Lees, Fred Rinaldo, John Grant ; original story, Robert Lees, Fred Rinaldo ; associate producers, Burt Kelly, Glenn Tryon ; directed by Arthur Lubin

Universal Studios ; a Universal picture ; Universal presents.

disc 3. Keep 'em flying (87 min. : 1941) / screenplay by True Boardman, Nat Perrin, John Grant ; original story, Edmund L. Hartmann ; associate producer, Glenn Tryon ; directed by Arthur Lubin

Universal Studios ; a Universal picture ; Universal presents.

Ride 'em cowboy (86 min. : 1942) / screenplay by True Boardman, John Grant ; adapted by Harold Shumate ; from an original story by Edmund L. Hartmann ; associate producer, Alex Gottlieb ; directed by Arthur Lubin

Universal Studios ; a Universal picture ; Universal presents.

disc 4. Pardon my sarong (84 min. : 1942) / a Mayfair production ; original screenplay, True Boardman, Nat Perrin, John Grant ; associate producer, Alex Gottlieb ; directed by Erle C. Kenton

Universal Studios ; a Universal picture ; Universal presents.

Who done it? (78 min. : 1942) / screenplay, Stanley Roberts, Edmund Joseph, John Grant ; original story, Stanley Roberts ; associate producer, Alex Gottlieb ; directed by Erle C. Kenton. Universal Studios ; a Universal picture ; Universal presents.

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Published

Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012].

Format

DVD

Edition

[Full screen].

Language

English

UPC

025192159619

Notes

General Note

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General Note

One night in the tropics: from the novel "Love Insurance" by Earl Derr Biggers.

Description

One night in the tropics: Abbott and Costello play "two stooges employed by Roscoe, a crooked nightclub owner. Having financed a dubious 'love insurance' policy, Roscoe wants the boys to ensure that Steve marries his hard-to-get girlfriend as they travel to fun in the sun aboard a luxury ocean liner bound for San Marcos, South America.".

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Buck privates: Abbott and Costello hide in an enlistment center to elude the police, and find themselves in the army.

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In the Navy: Two sailors bound for duty on the high seas befriend a singing star who has ditched the limelight for a quiet enlisted life, and try to help him evade an ambitious reporter intent on using his new identity for her big story.

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Hold that ghost: Strange things start to happen when Abbott and Costello claim their inheritance, an abandoned roadhouse.

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Keep 'em flying: Bud and Lou enlist in the Army Air Corps and get caught up in a love triangle.

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Ride 'em cowboy: The duo head to the Lazy S ranch to hide after Lou accidentally proposes to an Indian girl.

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Pardon my sarong: Bud and Lou travel to the south seas where Lou is mistaken for a legendary god.

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Who done it?: Slapstick comedy thriller in which two radio writers become involved in a real murder while they are recording a whodunit play.

Target Audience

MPAA rating: Not rated.

System Details

DVD; full frame (1.33:1) presentation; dual layer; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.; NTSC region 1.

Language

English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Abbott, B., & Costello, L. (2012). The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello: Volume 1 ([Full screen].). Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Abbott, Bud, 1895-1974 and Lou. Costello. 2012. The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello: Volume 1. Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Abbott, Bud, 1895-1974 and Lou. Costello. The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello: Volume 1 Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Abbott, Bud, and Lou Costello. The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello: Volume 1 [Full screen]., Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2012.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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