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Director:
Jean Yarbrough
Writers:
Elwood Ullman (story)
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Release Date:
August 1952 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Adventure See more »
Tagline:
It's ALL NEW and a RIOT TOO! See more »
Plot:
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Disembodied Actress Eugenia Paul is Dead
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Cast

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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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fred Aldrich ... Bearded Prospector (uncredited)

Bobby Barber ... Ship's Cook (uncredited)
George Barton ... (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody ... Canook (uncredited)
William Gould ... Second Stranger (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton ... Miner in Saloon (uncredited)
Jean Hartelle ... First Eskimo (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ... Multolah (uncredited)
Mike Lally ... Bartender (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron ... Man in House (uncredited)
Julia Montoya ... Eskimo Woman (uncredited)
Sherry Moreland ... Hostess (uncredited)
Howard Negley ... Higgins (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Capt. Chisholm (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett ... Woman in Window (uncredited)
Michael Ross ... Willie (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan ... Croupier (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan ... Man at Roulette Wheel (uncredited)
Harry Tyler ... Man in Line at Bank (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Croupier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jean Yarbrough 
 
Writing credits
Elwood Ullman (story)

Martin Ragaway  (as Martin A. Ragaway) &
Leonard Stern 

Produced by
Howard Christie .... producer
 
Original Music by
Henry Mancini (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
George Robinson 
 
Film Editing by
Leonard Weiner 
 
Art Direction by
Robert F. Boyle  (as Robert Boyle)
Bernard Herzbrun 
 
Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman 
Ray Jeffers 
 
Costume Design by
Kara 
 
Makeup Department
Joan St. Oegger .... hair stylist
Bud Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Sound Department
Leslie I. Carey .... sound
Harold Lewis .... sound
 
Stunts
Vic Parks .... stunt double (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Joseph Gershenson .... musical director
Edgar Fairchild .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Lange .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Milton Rosen .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Walter Schumann .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Herman Stein .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leith Stevens .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Harold Belfer .... choreographer
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
76 min | Argentina:80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Company:
Universal International Pictures (UI)See more »

Did You Know?

Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the scene where Bud and Lou are ice fishing, an off-camera seal barks and Costello ad libs: "Somebody got a car up here, driving?" But the film is set in the 1890s, before the automotive era.See more »
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Featured in The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)See more »

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Elementary slapstick, 22 March 2007
Author: gridoon

Abbott: "Miss McGillicuddy, you look charming today. Did you do something to your hair?"

Costello: "Yeah, she put it on her head"!

"Lost in Alaska" does have some inspired moments, and most of them are in the first half, like the "sleeping in 2-hour shifts" routine, or Costello's response to a sign that says "Use the axe only in case of fire" ("Got a match?"). But when A&C actually do get Lost in Alaska, the comedy gets largely reduced to elementary, childish slapstick (Costello falling down on the snow a lot, etc). I did laugh a couple of times, but overall the film is pretty tiresome, despite its short running time. (**)

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