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Release Date:
5 April 1948 (USA) moreTagline:
BUD ABBOTT LOU COSTELLO in the CHOKE of the Century!Plot:
Abbott and Costello are two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick up $50,000... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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An undervalued A&C gem...one of their best moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Bud Abbott | ... | Ted Higgins |
| Lou Costello | ... | Homer Hinchcliffe |
| Joseph Calleia | ... | Nick Craig |
| Leon Errol | ... | Julius Caesar 'J.C.' McBride |
| Cathy Downs | ... | Carol Scott |
| Mike Mazurki | ... | Chuck |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Psychiatrist |
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If you're a fan of Abbott and Costello routines, then "The Noose Hangs High" is for you. Numerous routines are packed into this film, including "Dress/Undress," "Someplace Else," "Fodder/Mudder," etc. The boys display these routines with flair and show how much they enjoy them.
The plot involves A&C as window washers mistaken as messengers by a bookie who must make good a $50,000 bet with a man who never loses a bet (played by Leon Errol). The money ends up in an envelope sent to a secretary (Cathy Downs) who spends all but $2,000 of it. The comedy and plot follows A&C and Downs as they try to raise the rest of the money.
"Noose Hangs High" was filmed in late 1947 at Eagle-Lion studios. A&C's new contract with Universal allowed them one independent production a year, and "Noose" was it. Not part of the Universal package when their films were syndicated to television, "Noose" has fallen through the cracks and is one of their least familiar films to moviewatchers. The fact that the film has almost no reputation does not hinder its quality; the laughs are constant and the plot is good, ranking this film among A&C's best. 8 out of 10.