Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
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1955
1h 20m
6.1(30 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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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Universal International Pictures

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Cast & Crew

26 members
Acting

Bud Abbott

Harry 'Slim' Pierce

Bud Abbott
Acting

Lou Costello

Willie 'Tubby' Piper

Lou Costello
Acting

Fred Clark

Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff

Fred Clark
Acting

Lynn Bari

Leota Van Cleef

Lynn Bari
Acting

Maxie Rosenbloom

Hinds

Maxie Rosenbloom
Acting

Harold Goodwin

Cameraman

Harold Goodwin
Acting

Roscoe Ates

Wagon Driver

Roscoe Ates
Production

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett
Acting

Heinie Conklin

Studio Guard

Heinie Conklin
Acting

Hank Mann

Prop Man

Hank Mann
Acting

Joe Devlin

Mike (uncredited)

Joe Devlin
Acting

Paul Dubov

Jason (uncredited)

Paul Dubov
Acting

Donald Kerr

Harvey (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Acting

Frank Wilcox

Rudolph Snavely (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox
Acting

Bess Flowers

Dancer in Restaurant scene (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Acting

Colin Campbell

Elderly Guard (uncredited)

Colin Campbell
Acting

Joe Besser

Hunter (uncredited)

Joe Besser
Acting

Marjorie Bennett

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett
Acting

Bob Jellison

Movie Patron (uncredited)

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Acting

William H. O'Brien

Movie Patron (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Acting

Sam Flint

Railroad Conductor (uncredited)

Sam Flint
Acting

Charles Dorety

Watermelon Peddler

Charles Dorety
Acting

Jack Daly

Burglar (uncredited)

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Acting

Frank Hagney

Usher / Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Acting

Byron Keith

Cop (uncredited)

Byron Keith
Acting

Henry Kulky

Brakeman (uncredited)

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