

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955-02-02 · 80 min · ★ 6.2
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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- Directors
- Charles Lamont
- Production companies
- Universal International Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 736
Top Cast
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
Joe DevlinMike (uncredited)
Paul DubovJason (uncredited)
Donald KerrHarvey (uncredited)
Frank WilcoxRudolph Snavely (uncredited)
Bess FlowersDancer in Restaurant scene (uncredited)
Colin CampbellElderly Guard (uncredited)
Joe BesserHunter (uncredited)
Marjorie BennettMovie Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienMovie Patron (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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