Bud Abbott

Showbiz Goes to War

Gayle Gibson Sedawie, Norman Sedawie

Bud Abbott, Larry Adler

While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.

Lou Costello: This Is Your Life

Richard Gottlieb

Lou Costello, Bud Abbott

Beloved comedian Lou Costello is the subject, detailing his partnership with Bud Abbott, his unsuccessful start in 1920s Hollywood, and the tragic drowning of Lou's not quite 1 year old son Lou Jr., nicknamed Butch.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Stanley Sheff, Bruce Goldstein

Gig Young, Bud Abbott

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

The Movie Orgy

Joe Dante

Goodman Ace, Jane Ace

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.

Abbott and Costello: The Drugstore

Jean Yarbrough

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Bud and Lou get jobs in Mr. Fields' Drugstore. Originally filmed as the first episode of the Abbott and Costello TV show, it was released on film and shown theatrically in certain markets.

Mail Call

Slavko Vorkapich

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Filmed version of the Abbott & Costello's routine "Who's on First"

The Time of Their Lives

Charles Barton

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.

Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

Shemp Howard, Moe Howard

A compilation that highlights works from the Three Stooges. It includes the shorts Brideless Groom, Sing a Song of Six Pants, and Malice in the Palace, also Ed Wynn's live TV Camel Comedy Caravan starring Shemp, Larry, and Moe.

Who Done It?

Erle C. Kenton

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Charles Barton

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.

That's Entertainment, Part II

Gene Kelly

Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

Hold That Ghost

Arthur Lubin

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

Horrible Horror

David Bergman

John Zacherle, Bud Abbott

A collection of trailers and previews from various low-budget horror films of the '50s and '60s.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

David J. Skal

David J. Skal, Ron Palumbo

A documentary from Universal about the movie Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.

The Naughty Nineties

Jean Yarbrough

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.

Buck Privates

Arthur Lubin

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.