Abbott & Costello: Africa Screams

Buy This Item Abbott & Costello: Africa Screams by United Artists  Available from Amazon  $6.95  on 11-17-2008     Though it has been copied a million times, this fun romp through the jungle with Bud and Lou is sure to please classic film fans. Even Joe Besser and Shemp Howard come along on safari in Earl Baldwin's story of hidden diamonds. <br /> <br />When Lou turns out to be the only person who can remember the map outline in the out of stock novel, "Dark Safari," Buzz (Bud) passes him off as Stanley Livingston to swanky Diana Emerson (Hillary Brooke). Soon they are off on safari, Diana plotting to use Lou's knowledge of the map to find a fortune in diamonds. There's only one problem: the map Lou remembers is the one to Kloppers Department Store! <br /> <br />There are natives who want the fat little Lou for their black pot, lions and apes, and even Shemp Howard as Emerson's man, "Gunner," who's nearly blind, for distraction. Clyde Beatty and Frank Buck portray themselves as this fun film makes its way down the African river. <br /> <br />Great fun for late at night or a rainy day at home. Another gem from Bud and Lou. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Reader Reviews The film starts with a comic scene in a bookstore. Two men offer $1,000 for a map in the book "Dark Safari". A woman offers $2,500 for the same map. Stanley Livington remembers that detail very well (too good to be true?). [The story and its subject are certainly dated.] Clyde Beatty plays himself. Shemp Howard plays another near-sighted character (like his role in a "Blondie" movie). There are plenty of gags to amuse the viewers. Buzz overhears Diana talking about the real purpose of the expedition - its not for a giant orangutan. Frank Buck plays himself. There are comic situations, most are still funny. There is a very comic scene with a lion skin and a real lion. Clyde Beatty does his lion taming act. After this the boys find diamonds just laying on the ground. They follow the trail to where it leads. The natives have them over for dinner. A secret friend unties them. There is more intrigue and comic chases. More fun results from a failure to communicate. The natives are appalled by a giant gorilla, and flee. Buzz takes off down the river on a raft. What will happen to poor Stanley now? Back in Manhattan Stanley is living large in a big building with his name on it. Then we see his partner and the cause of his wealth. [Is there a moral here?] This film is not as funny as earlier films.

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