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Overview

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Director:
William A. Seiter
Writers:
Richard Collins (story)
Walter DeLeon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 February 1946 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
They're Selling Vacuum Cleaners !
Plot:
Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott... more | add synopsis
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Little Giant not in Abbott and Costello spirit more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Bud Abbott ... Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
Lou Costello ... Benny Miller
Brenda Joyce ... Miss Ruby Burke
Jacqueline deWit ... Hazel Temple Morrison
George Cleveland ... Clarence Goodring
Elena Verdugo ... Martha Hill
Mary Gordon ... Ma Miller
Pierre Watkin ... P.S. Van Loon
Donald MacBride ... The conductor
Victor Kilian ... Gus Anderson (salesman)
Margaret Dumont ... Mrs. Hendrickson
George Chandler ... O'Brien (salesman)
Sid Fields ... Air-pump customer
Beatrice Gray ... Miss King
Bert Roach ... Joe (bartender)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
On the Carpet (UK)
The Boy Wonder (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film was regarded as a major departure for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. It was their first situation comedy, and the comedy was character-/situation-driven rather than gag-driven. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Abbott's toupee shifts noticeably during the "7 times 13 = 28" scene. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) more

FAQ

What is the Hercules Vacuum Cleaner Company's slogan?
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1 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Little Giant not in Abbott and Costello spirit, 8 August 1998
4/10

This, being the last Abbott and Costello film, I'm not surprised that it went downhill. In my opinion, Abbott was a minor character, and I didn't laugh once in watching this movie. We've gone from good old slapstick and walking into walls to making fun of the stupidity of Lou. He loses everything, and we get that horrible tragedy atmosphere. Then they squeeze a 2-minute happy ending in, and you never lose it. All in all, this movie, although it has a nice blurb on the back, stinks.

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