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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) 6.5
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Cast
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Claire Warren
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Ruthie
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Warner Anderson | ... |
Norman Royce
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Klondike Pete
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Gregory LeMaise
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Dennis Kavanaugh
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Miss Milbane
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Buzz and Abercrombie are agents trying to get Jeff Parker the lead in a movie musical. Routines include Lou's insomnia and his being unable to hear Bud due to his wearing an earplug. Lots of movie studio stuff. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
5 October 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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(uncredited)
by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
Performed by Bob Haymes with Arthur Schutt (piano)
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This is the last of three films that Bud Abbott and Lou Costello made on loan to MGM while under contract to Universal, the other two being Rio Rita and Lost in a Harem. During production on this film, Abbott and Costello returned to the Universal studio on May 13 for re-shoots for The Naughty Nineties. See more »Goofs
During Costello's shaving scene, members of the crew can be heard laughing off-camera. See more »Quotes
Mr. Burvis, Ruthie's Boss: [reacting to a verbal spat between two of his manicurists] My shop is for hair cutting, not hair pulling!See more »
Soundtracks
"As I Remember You"(uncredited)
by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
Performed by Bob Haymes with Arthur Schutt (piano)
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Can you imagine A Night at the Opera with only two Marx Brothers? That's essentially what you get in Abbott and Costello in Hollywood.
As good as they were, the Marx Brothers never got their names into the title of any picture they did. That's because they weren't half the box office draw that Bud and Lou were.
Like Chico and Harpo, Bud and Lou are barbers who get the idea to be agents. They decide to handle the career of Robert Stanton the same way Chico and Harpo sign up Allan Jones. And crooner Stanton does get into the picture in just about the same way Jones broke into Il Trovatore.
Too bad though that Stanton never got to sing some songs as good as Cosi-Cosa or Alone. Might have a career for him.
A&C got some good bits in. They had a good scene with MGM comedian Rags Ragland after Ragland comes in for a shave. And Costello being chased through the finale in a midway sequence is pretty funny.
This was the last of three films that Universal loaned out the boys to MGM for the glossier productions than what they were used to at Universal. My favorite of the three MGM films has always been Lost in a Harem. That has more the zany quality of the Universal films than either Abbott and Costello in Hollywood or Rio Rita has.
This one did only so-so box office as compared to the Universal product and Carl Laemmle, Jr. lent them out no more.