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Pinnarit pontevina pomoina

Original title: Little Giant
  • 19461946
  • SS
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.3K
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POPULARITY
89,118
22,678
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (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 Aaveita, autoja ja ammuksia (1946), in... 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 Aaveita, autoja ja ammuksia (1946), in that Abbott and Costello don't have much screen time together and there are very few vaud... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
89,118
22,678
  • 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 and Lou Costello in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
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    George Cleveland, Lou Costello, Mary Gordon, Elena Verdugo, and Pierre Watkin in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
    George Cleveland in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
    Bud Abbott, George Cleveland, Lou Costello, Mary Gordon, Brenda Joyce, Elena Verdugo, and Pierre Watkin in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
    Lou Costello in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
    Lou Costello in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
    Lou Costello in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
    Lou Costello in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
    Lou Costello and Elena Verdugo in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
    Bud Abbott in Pinnarit pontevina pomoina (1946)
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    Top cast

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    Bud Abbott
    Bud Abbott
    • Eddie L. Morrison…
    Lou Costello
    Lou Costello
    • Benny Miller
    Brenda Joyce
    Brenda Joyce
    • Miss Ruby Burke
    Jacqueline deWit
    Jacqueline deWit
    • Hazel Temple Morrison
    • (as Jacqueline de Wit)
    George Cleveland
    George Cleveland
    • Clarence Goodring
    Elena Verdugo
    Elena Verdugo
    • Martha Hill
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Ma Miller
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • P.S. Van Loon
    Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride
    • Bus Conductor
    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
    • Gus Anderson - Salesman
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • O'Brien - Salesman
    Joe Kirk
    Joe Kirk
    • Salesman
    Harry Brown
    Harry Brown
    • Larry, Salesman
    Beatrice Gray
    • Miss King
    Margaret Dumont
    Margaret Dumont
    • Mrs. Hendrickson
    Sid Fields
    Sid Fields
    • Air-pump customer
    • (as Sidney Fields)
    Eddy Waller
    Eddy Waller
    • Driver at Air-Pump
    • (scenes deleted)
    Milt Bronson
    • Salesman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Walter DeLeon(screenplay)
      • Paul Jarrico(story)
      • Richard Collins(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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

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    5/10
    A Different Comedy For The Team.
    Abbott & Costello work apart in this experimental film that sees Lou as Benny Miller, a young man living in the country with his mother(played by Mary Gordon). He has just recently completed a correspondence course in becoming a salesman, and goes into the city to become a vacuum cleaner salesman, where he goes to work for it's crooked president played by Abbott, who uses him for his own purposes. He is a bust as a salesman however, though his colleagues play a cruel trick on him that eventually backfires... Elena Verdugo plays Lou's understanding fiancée. Strange film works at keeping them apart, but is seldom funny, and pretty contrived, though innocuous enough to be acceptable viewing.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1947 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Little Giant
    • 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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