Abbott & Costello Meet the Keystone Cops

Buy This Item Abbott & Costello Meet the Keystone Cops by Universal Studios  Available from Amazon  $14.98  on 10-4-2008     Abbott and Costello were one of the best duos of comedy history and too bad that they had to break up and it is my understanding that Abbott and Costello didn't get along with each other but oh well, during their recent years the Abbott and Costello movies weren't doing very well like they were in the 1940's with classic movies like Hold That Ghost (my favorite one), Hit the Ice, Naughty Ninties and Meet Frankenstein, the best part of the whole movie is when Costello gets his foot stuck on the railroad tracks and he gets off the track within inches of getting hit by a train, I'll never forget my reaction when I watched that part, and if you're looking for a great Abbott and Costello, watch this movie, and avoid Lost in Alaska and Meet the Mummy. Reader Reviews Abbott and Costello love the movies, and so does the rest of America. Why not invest the $5000 Harry's aunt left him for safekeeping? It's a surefire bet! Well, not so much. Harry and Willie cart that money over to a swindler named Gorman (Fred Clark) who "sells" them the Edison studio in New Jersey. The two find themselves tramping to California hoping to find a job out there. In the process, they find that Gorman has adopted a false name and has become a director-- and he is assigned to work with the boys. Hilarity ensues, of course, and there is a brilliant finale with some of the original Keystone Cops including Hank Mann and Mack Sennett himself. A lot of this movie involves crazy stunts and fast driving, so many things are done with bluescreens that are painfully obvious. However, for a classic movie fan, this is easy to ignore, especially in the scenes are so exciting. Many movies of this era that deal with silent films make fun of them as much as they reference them. This film is different. The opener includes a bit where Costello watches a silent movie. Instead of elaborate gestures and silly music, the movie is shown the way a silent movie really would have looked. Fans of movies or the silent era will adore this film simply because it is an homage to such an excellent and interesting industry.

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