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Director:
Arthur Lubin
Writers:
Edmund L. Hartmann (story)
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Release Date:
28 November 1941 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | War more
Tagline:
AMERICA'S FAVORITE COMICS with a bombload of belly-laughs! more
Plot:
When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the air corps doesn't know what it's in for. | add synopsis
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The BEST Abbot and Costello movie! more (13 total)

Cast

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Bud Abbott ... Blackie Benson
Lou Costello ... Heathcliff
Martha Raye ... Gloria Phelps / Barbara Phelps
Carol Bruce ... Linda Joyce
William Gargan ... Craig Morrison
Dick Foran ... Jinx Roberts
Charles Lang ... Jim 'Jimmy' Joyce
William B. Davidson ... Gonigle (carnival owner) (as William Davidson)
Truman Bradley ... Butch (Academy officer)
Loring Smith ... Maj. Barstow
William Forrest ... Colonel
Freddie Slack ... Sideshow pianist
The Six Hits ... Themselves, The Six Hits
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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #7709) | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Cal-Aero Flight Academy, Ontario, California, USA more
Company:
Universal Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original trailer was actually a one-reel recruitment short, running about nine minutes, for the Army Air Corps which included clips from this film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Benson and Heathcliff's plane lands, it is without landing gear in an area where no planes are near. When Heathcliff gets out of the plane, it is upright, indicating that landing gear is present, and other planes surround theirs. more
Quotes:
Blackie Benson: No, you don't want to drink. Remember, every time you go into a barroom, the Devil goes in with you.
Heathcliff: If he does, he buys his own drink.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Pig Foot Pete more

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The BEST Abbot and Costello movie!, 28 October 2004
Author: Michael Leahy (kryptonman1) from Cape Cod

Before they were meeting Dracula and traveling into outer space, A & C did a three film series devoted to the armed forces. From the early days when Bud and Lou didn't put their names in the title of every movie they were in, this is a rare gem of a propaganda film. Probably the first film where the obligatory "young lovers" plot actually HELPED the comedy of the film instead of throwing off the timing. one of the funniest parts is when Abbot and Costello are each dating twins, but Costello thinks Abbot is stealing his girl. Some spectacular (for the budget and time) airplane bits are added in through out, and the only real week spot is an endless sequence of the boys chasing a runaway torpedo. This is a well paced, pretty much perfect comedy film. if you want to see classic Abbot and Costello (complete with the musical numbers, the ordering a sandwich and the radio bits) then you couldn't do any better!

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