Abbott and Costello

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were one of America’s most popular comedy duos, starring in successful films, radio shows, and television shows. Currently, I’m reviewing every feature film they starred in and this page will serve as an easy way to access my reviews for each individual film in chronological order. This page will continue being updated as I post each review.

List of Abbott and Costello films:

One Night in the Tropics (1940)
Buck Privates (1941)
In the Navy (1941)
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Keep ‘Em Flying (1941)
Ride ‘Em Cowboy (1942)
Rio Rita (1942)
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Who Done It? (1942)
It Ain’t Hay (1943)
Hit the Ice (1943)
In Society (1944)
Lost in a Harem (1944)
Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Little Giant (1946)
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Mexican Hayride (1948)
Africa Screams (1949)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Comin’ Round the Mountain (1951)
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
Lost in Alaska (1952)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Dance with Me, Henry (1956)

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