Dance with Me, Henry (1956)

Two goofballs try to run a beaten-down old amusement park.

Director:

Charles Barton

Writers:

Devery Freeman (screenplay), William Kozlenko (original story),

Stars:

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gigi Perreau

Cast

Cast overview:
Bud Abbott	...	Bud Flick
Lou Costello	...	Lou Henry
Gigi Perreau	...	Shelley
Rusty Hamer	...	Duffer
Mary Wickes	...	Miss Mayberry
Ted de Corsia	...	Big Frank
Ron Hargrave	...	Ernie
Frank Wilcox	...	Father Mullahy
Sherry Alberoni	...	Bootsie
Eddie Marr	...	Garvey
Richard Reeves	...	Mushie
Robert Shayne	...	Proctor
Walter Reed	...	Drake
Paul Sorensen	...	Dutch

Storyline

Bud and Lou are the owners of the amusement park Kiddieland. Bud, a compulsive gambler, gets in trouble with the mob, and Lou finds himself struggling to keep his adopted children. When Bud is forced to make a shady deal, Lou tries to arrange a deal with the DA, but winds up framed for murder.

---

Plot Keywords:

goofball | hidden money | carnival | slapstick | ride | 

---

Taglines:

IT'S A ROCK'N ROLLER COASTER RIOT! (original print ad - all caps)

---

Genres:

Comedy

---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

Abbott & Costello lastenkaitsijoina

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Robert Goldstein Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

After this movie, the Internal Revenue Service charged Bud Abbott and Lou Costello for back taxes, forcing them to sell their homes and a lot of their assets, including the rights to their films. The two mutually agreed to officially end their partnership in July of 1957.

User Reviews

One of their better movies in my opinion

I actually found this really entertaining. I have watched nearly all of their films and this one is really interesting. The humour is less forced and has a more natural flow than in their earlier films. Abbott is not so much the straight man here but very funny himself. His delivery is impeccable. Lou has lost a lot of the silly over the top humour which IMO is better especially as they are older. The later films like this one and the mummy I find the most entertaining. The humour was a natural part of the plot not and did not contain over the top gags that were not in keeping with the flow of the film. Also, the characters of Abbott and Costello are more central to the plot.

The more I watch Abbott and Costello the more these later films appeal to me.

A pity they ended their partnership too soon.