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Lost in Alaska (1952)
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Elwood Ullman (story)
Martin Ragaway (writer) ...
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August 1952 (USA) more
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It's ALL NEW and a RIOT TOO!
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Two volunteer firemen rescue a gold prospector from suicide. However, once they discover that the police mistakenly want them for murder... more | add synopsis
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They forgot to make it funny... more (6 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Bud Abbott | ... | Tom Watson |
| Lou Costello | ... | George Bell |
| Mitzi Green | ... | Rosette |
| Tom Ewell | ... | Nugget Joe McDermott |
| Bruce Cabot | ... | Jake Stillman |
| Emory Parnell | ... | Sherman |
| Jack Ingram | ... | Henchman |
| Rex Lease | ... | Old-Timer |
| Joe Kirk | ... | Henchman (as Joseph Kirk) |
| Minerva Urecal | ... | Mrs. McGillicuddy |
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Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (UK)
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76 min | Argentina:80 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Featured in The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) more
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I saw that one reviewer felt like the studio and Abbott and Costello just didn't care when they made this film and I am inclined to agree. The problem is that the film was painfully unfunny--and had one of the limpest endings I've ever seen. Maybe I was expecting too much, but a comedy should make you laugh and be entertaining.
In the only funny moments in the film, Bud and Lou rescue a man who is bent on killing himself (Tom Ewell). It seems that his lady love has rejected him and so he has no reason to live. In addition, when Bud and Lou take this guy back to Alaska, everyone seems to be trying to kill their new friend to get his gold. This humor was pretty dark and I liked it, but it really didn't go far enough and probably wouldn't appeal to most people. Sadly, however, this is about as funny as it got. Once the plot was established, too much time was spent running about an obvious fake set in obviously fake snow doing things that, frankly, make no sense and weren't funny. Fake looking crabs, a guy in a polar bear suit and the like made this a film where it was obvious that no one particularly cared if any of this mess makes sense. To make things worse, the ending is just horrible--unfunny, illogical and unsatisfying.
While this is not the worst Abbott and Costello film, it is close. You can do better.