Africa Screams (Dir. Charles Barton 1949): Abbott and Costello go on an African safari armed with a secret map which will lead them to hidden diamonds... Jack And The Beanstalk (Dir. Jean Yarbrough 1952): Bud and Lou take on a babysitting job and find themselves involved in the Jack And The Beanstalk fairy tale! One of the very few colour films that Abbott and Costello made beginning in black and white but then turning into a full on colourful fairy tale. One of the
Trapped In The Sky: Criminal mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans and at the same time save Tin-Tin who is on board. Pit Of Peril: The Sidewinder a revolutionary mobile army unit disappears underground during testing. Brains concocts an elaborate and risky scheme to rescue the men on board. The Perils Of Penelope: Professor Borender an important scientist and Lady Penelope are both abducted. T
17 classic episodes of Fleischer Studio's animated adventures of 'Superman'! The first cartoon cost 000 to make whilst the remaining 16 were given a 000 budget each!
This DVD collection brings together a wealth of comedy and variety shows that dominated US TV schedules in the 1950s. These provided a showcase for the established stars of the day and a launch platform for a whole new generation of comedians including: Bob Hope Jack Benny Burns & Allen Martin & Lewis Abbott & Costello The Three Stooges Lucille Ball Phil Silvers Groucho Marx and many more. With over 8 hours of highlights from 13 different shows The Golden Age Of Comed
Abbott and Costello go on an African safari armed with a secret map which will lead them to hidden diamonds.
Banana Joe (Bud Spencer) is delightfully free of the ravages of intelligence and lives blissfully in a tropical village in Africa which is untainted by hard-nosed corporations corruption drugs gangs or other ills of modern society. One day Banana Joe takes his banana boat to the local trading post where he is informed he now needs a permit in order to operate his boat. Quite willing to comply with this seemingly simple formailty he treks off to the big city to gain this importa
Here's the very lastest in the riotous series of action-packed comedies from the dynamic Hill/Spencer duo! In 'Miami Supercops' our heroes are two courageous crimefighters on the trail of $20 million stolen in a heist some years before. It's murder mayhem and pandemonium all the way as they track down the money - and their man - with of course a little help from two beautiful girls!
Oliver Hardy makes an appearance in the 1925 version of 'The Wizard Of Oz' and Stan Laurel enjoys a not-so-relaxing vacation when he misses his train in 'Hustling For Health'.
Bud Corts directorial debut is this comedy about the romantic obsession of Ted Whitley. One day as he sits on a pier composing his latest work a vision of incredible beauty Linda Turner (Kim Adams) strolls by in a bikini and Ted is immediately smitten. Ted misreads Lindas friendly manner as a sign of mutual attraction and turns to his friend Max a notorious womaniser and man of the world for advice. The advice backfires with comical results when he sends an endless barage of love letters and suggestive erotic poetry in an attempt to win her heart. Linda goes to the police and gets Ted committed to a mental hospital but the eternally optimistic Ted possesses the delightful satisfaction of a lunatic who knows its not him whos crazy..
The middle of nowhere is a funny place to find yourself in.... John Person is a thirty something struggling actor living alone and facing eviction from his one room apartment in Hollywood. Behind on his rent and heavily in debt he goes against his better judgement - and that of his pretty neighbour Grace - and accepts an unsolicited offer from his strange neighbour Neely to courier a blue suitcase up to the desert truck stop of Baker California. There in the mddle of nowh
Abbott & Costello were one of the greatest comedy teamsin the history of show business. They mastered the straightman/clown relationship creating a magical chemistrythat would take them from the burlesque stage to radio to broadway to film ... and finally to television.After falling asleep whilst babysitting Costello dreams himself into the magical fairy tale 'Jack And The Beanstalk'.Begins in sepiatone then changes to colour.
The Abbott and Costello TV Show is timeless American humor as fresh today as it was 40 years ago. All the classic routines which the boys performed on film radio and stage were captured in 1952-1953 for the new medium of television and delivered at the peak of their powers.The regular cast of characters including Mr. Fields Mike the Cop Stinky Bacciagalupe and Hillary had worked with Bud and Lou on film and stage and each contributed memorably. These shows stand today as perhaps the finest surviving representation of the art of burlesque comedy.THE ARMY STORYThe army must be in really bad shape if it has to draft Bud and Lou but that's exactly what happens in this mirth-filled military episode. After proving to landlord Fields that their 13 weeks of back room rent at a week total the boys head to boot camp. During training it's Corporal (!) Abbott and Sergeant Mike the Cop against poor Lou who outwits his bunkmates in a zany dice game. The team finishes it's army career with a classic slap-stick routine that lands Lou face first in the dirt.EFFICIENCY EXPERTSBud and Lou have miraculously landed a job with the Globe Efficiency Company. J. J. Wentworth hires the boys to stop his spendthrift daughters from spending all his money. Within minutes of meeting the girls they have Bud and Lou wrapped around their fingers. Lou's feeble attempts to get them to economize are disastrous as he gives one of the girls a facial with plastic cement! To make amends the boys are forced to take the girls to a gambling joint where they start a riot and fire - and lose a fortune.PEACE AND QUIETClassic burlesque reigns as sleepless Lou visits Dr. Mildew for rest. After run-ins with assorted nuts in the waiting room Lou's told to listen to Dr. Drowsy's Slumberland record at bedtime. When this crazy treatment only puts Bud to sleep. Lou's off to the sanitarium where the staff is nuttier than the boys. In a wild recreation of the Crazy House sketch Lou's attempts to sleep are constantly interrupted by a parade of zanies armed with punchlines bullets and seltzer.HONEYMOON HOUSEThe love bug has bitten Lou and Bud must show him how to propose. To convince Sally to say 'yes' Lou buys a Bride's Delight Prefabricated House. But her ex-beau has other ideas and changes the numbers on all the crates. The finished house is a nightmare. After Lou's hopeless attempt to stop his future mother-in-law's hiccups a piano crashes through a wall and lights go haywire. When he gives Sally's parents the grand tour they're lucky to escape alive.
Titles Comprise: 1. Funniest Routines - Vol. 1 2. Funniest Routines - Vol. 2 3. Africa Screams 4. Jack And The Beanstalk
The 'Bulldozer ' a former football star once had it all. But because he refused to believe that one day he might lose he decided to end his ties with sports. Hiding his true identity and trying to forget the past he becomes a fisherman. When his boat becomes damaged by a submarine he finds himself unemployed and agrees to coach football to a team of young men. But Bulldozer's second time in the sports business is different because this time he's determined to show the public just why he's the best! Unable to face the prospect of one day aging and losing his game a pro football star turns his back on the sport and goes into hiding as a fisherman. When later on this career path fails Bulldozer is drawn towards coaching young men in the sport he tried for so long to deny his passion for.
Hoping to kick back on his summer break Benny King's idea of fun in the sun takes a turn for the worse when a lesson to teach him about responsibility turns into a job flipping burgers. But Benny's persuasively suave ""Romeo"" buddy Durrel has bikinis on the brain and a completely different plan for the duo to make big money: having ""phat"" fun in the sun while Benny the hopeless romantic yearns to find his ""dream girl.""
In Europe Paris 1959 Copenhagen 1962 [Spanish Import]
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