Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Slapstick chases!... Pies in faces!... Shapely beauts in bathing suits!

Directed by Charles Lamont

Produced by Universal International Pictures

195580 min6.2 / 10

A lighthearted slapstick romp through 1950s Hollywood where two bumbling con victims stumble through physical comedy, chases, and pie-throwing mayhem.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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29/ 100

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