The best Bud Abbott’s movies

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

02/10/1895- 24/04/1974
Today we present the best Bud Abbott’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Bud Abbott’s movies.
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyHorror
  • Release: 15/06/1948
  • Character: Chick Young
Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
6.2/10
When the murder of an archaeologist puts a valuable medallion into their hands, Abbott and Costello waste little time in trying to sell it, only to find themselves pursued by police, a slinky adventuress, an Egyptian high priest, and the mummy himself.

Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles
6.3/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryHorror
  • Release: 26/10/1984
  • Character: Chick (archive footage) (uncredited)
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyHorror
  • Release: 12/04/1951
  • Character: Bud Alexander
Boxer Tommy Nelson is accused of killing his manager. While detectives Bud and Lou investigate they come across an invisibility formula with which Tommy injects himself rather than face the police. This sparks an idea for trapping gangster Morgan by having Lou fight champ Rocky Hanlon, with Tommy's invisible help

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.3/10
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk
5.8/10
A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans.

In the Navy

In the Navy
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 30/05/1941
  • Character: Smokey Adams
Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world. Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.8/10
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 05/10/1945
  • Character: Buzz Kurtis
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
6.7/10
Chester Wooley and Duke Egan are travelling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while enroute to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime.

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties
7/10
In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.4/10
Abbott and Costello, two bumbling American cops on exchange in London, hunt for Mr. Hyde—the monster that has been terrorizing the city.

Lost in a Harem

Lost in a Harem
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/12/1944
  • Character: Peter Johnson
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.

Africa Screams

Africa Screams
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/05/1949
  • Character: Buzz Johnson
When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe in search of a fortune in jewels.

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 05/08/1950
  • Character: Bud Jones
Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid. Bits include Lou's mirage sightings, one a New York newsboy ("they gave me a bad corner").

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy
5.8/10
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

Who Done It?

Who Done It?
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyMystery
  • Release: 30/10/1942
  • Character: Chick Larkin
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.

The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyFantasy
  • Release: 13/08/1946
  • Character: Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.

Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyHorror
  • Release: 08/08/1941
  • Character: Chuck Murray
Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home
6.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/04/1947
  • Character: Slicker Smith
Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant--who hates them--and getting involved with a race-car builder who's trying to find backers for a new midget racer he's building.

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