Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0644827103133 Format: Color Label: Video Communications Inc. Manufacturer: Video Communications Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Video Communications Inc. Running Time: 70 Studio: Video Communications Inc. Theatrical Release Date: 1952
A mix-up between a love letter and a treasure map has waiters Abbott and Costello on the wrong end a cutlass and at the "mercy" of notorious pirate Charles Laughton in this slapstick swashbuckler. Fran Warren and A& C TV foil Hillary Brooke also star. 70 min. NOTE: This movie has been manufactured by a small but reliable supplier and is 100% guaranteed. While this movie has not been digitally restored and may not be nearly as good as a big studio restoration, we offer this kind of product when it is the only print available and collectors ask us for it, regardless of quality.
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Customer Rating: Summary: They're Rasing Cain on the BOUNDING MAIN! Comment: ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD (1952)
Warner Bros.
Release Date: December 27, 1952
Runtime: 70 minutes
Director:
Charles Lamont
Producer:
Alex Gottlieb
Writing Credits:
Howard Dimsdale
John Grant
Cast:
Bud Abbott....Rocky Stonebridge
Lou Costello....Oliver 'Puddin' Head' Johnson
Charles Laughton....Capt. William Kidd
Hillary Brooke....Captain Bonney
Fran Warren....Lady Jane
Bill Shirley....Bruce Martingale
Leif Erickson....Morgan
Syd Saylor....Waiter at Pub (uncredited)
Rex Lease....Waiter at Pub with Black Eye (uncredited)
Plot Summary:
Though out of favor with many Abbott and Costello buffs, "ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD" is actually a lot of fun, so long as the viewer parks logic and dignity at the door. Captain Kidd is played by no less than Charles Laughton, who reportedly agreed to sign up for this film because he wanted to learn how to perform a comedy double-take.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are cast as Rocky and Puddin' Head, waiters at a pirate hangout on the island of Tortuga. Entrusted with a love letter written by the beautiful Lady Jane to cabaret singer Bruce Martingale, Puddin' Head manages to get this missive mixed up with a treasure map coveted by both Captain Kidd and his rival, lady pirate Captain Bonney. The upshot of all this finds Rocky, Puddin'Head, Lady Jane, and Bruce being shanghaied by Kidd, setting the stage for a climactic treasure hunt and chase on a faraway island.
Laughton takes to broad slapstick comedy like a fish to water; indeed, at times he's a lot funnier than Bud and Lou! Filmed in Cinecolor, "ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD" was the second of the team's independent productions for Warner Bros. release; like the first, "JACK AND THE BEANSTALK" (1952), it was well recieved by the public.
ROUTINES & HILARIOUS MOMENTS:
Handcuff scene
Lou waiters mean Capt. Kidd
Digging holes while filling each others
Lou imitates Capt. Kidd
