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Little Giant

  • 19461946
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 31m
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6.8/10
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Little Giant (1946)
  • Comedy
Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's a... Read allLou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's a crackerjack salesman. This comedy is somewhat like The Time of Their Lives (1946), in tha... Read allLou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's a crackerjack salesman. This comedy is somewhat like The Time of Their Lives (1946), in that Abbott and Costello don't have much screen time together and there are very few vaudevil... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • William A. Seiter
  • Writers
    • Walter DeLeon(screenplay)
    • Paul Jarrico(story)
    • Richard Collins(story)
  • Stars
    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
    • Brenda Joyce
Top credits
  • Director
    • William A. Seiter
  • Writers
    • Walter DeLeon(screenplay)
    • Paul Jarrico(story)
    • Richard Collins(story)
  • Stars
    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
    • Brenda Joyce
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Bud Abbott
    Bud Abbott
    • Eddie L. Morrisonas Eddie L. Morrison…
    Lou Costello
    Lou Costello
    • Benny Milleras Benny Miller
    Brenda Joyce
    Brenda Joyce
    • Miss Ruby Burkeas Miss Ruby Burke
    Jacqueline deWit
    Jacqueline deWit
    • Hazel Temple Morrisonas Hazel Temple Morrison
    • (as Jacqueline de Wit)
    George Cleveland
    George Cleveland
    • Clarence Goodringas Clarence Goodring
    Elena Verdugo
    Elena Verdugo
    • Martha Hillas Martha Hill
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Ma Milleras Ma Miller
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • P.S. Van Loonas P.S. Van Loon
    Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride
    • Bus Conductoras Bus Conductor
    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
    • Gus Anderson - Salesmanas Gus Anderson - Salesman
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • O'Brien - Salesmanas O'Brien - Salesman
    Joe Kirk
    Joe Kirk
    • Salesmanas Salesman
    Harry Brown
    Harry Brown
    • Larry, Salesmanas Larry, Salesman
    Beatrice Gray
    • Miss Kingas Miss King
    Margaret Dumont
    Margaret Dumont
    • Mrs. Hendricksonas Mrs. Hendrickson
    Sid Fields
    Sid Fields
    • Air-pump customeras Air-pump customer
    • (as Sidney Fields)
    Eddy Waller
    Eddy Waller
    • Driver at Air-Pumpas Driver at Air-Pump
    • (scenes deleted)
    Milt Bronson
    • Salesmanas Salesman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Walter DeLeon(screenplay)
      • Paul Jarrico(story)
      • Richard Collins(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Lou Costello is mistaken for a male model and forced to strip, there is a very visible bandage on his right arm; that was to mask the bracelet containing the name of his baby son, who died in 1943, which the comic had welded closed so it could never be removed.
    • Goofs
      Abbott's toupee shifts noticeably during the "7 times 13 = 28" scene. (The "shift" is due to the fact that the scene was filmed after principal photography was completed. It was felt that at least one classic "routine" had to be inserted into the picture. You will notice that Lou is also heavier during this footage. Also filmed at this time was the routine with Sidney Fields, replacing a less confrontational sequence filmed with Eddy Waller.)
    • Quotes

      Benny Miller: Lady, I come to sell you something you don't want.

      Woman: NO!

      [slams the door on him]

    • Connections
      Edited into 7x13=28 (2020)

    User reviews19

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Costello Door To Door
    This is a little appreciated A&C film that actually is quite good. It has almost no music to interrupt it. Abbott has a dual role & is only with Costello in small parts of the film. When this was made, the boys were fighting so they tried not to do scenes together.

    Director William Seiter has a lot to do with a lot of the difference here. Sidney Fields has a great sequence doing the straight man with Costello early in the film too.

    This film has a funny/ fuzzy math routine (common core) that obviously is drawn straight from A&C's radio shows they did before the movies. There is a lot of good support for A&C in this movie. This is the only film where Costello does "pathos" type comedy and he is actually quite good at it.

    Some critics rated this as the best A&C film that few people have seen. It is the first of 2 films which departed from their standard format. Maybe they should have fought more often as they are 2 of the stronger films the team did.

    Overall, this is a good outing, and worth seeing. Universal has it on their DVD Franchise Collection, Volume 2 of 4 volumes.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Boy Wonder
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • C.S. Productions
      • Universal Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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