Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783289496
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0783289499
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 10, 2004
Running Time: 661 minutes
Sales Rank: 3323
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1947-03
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Description:
Get ready for big laughs with Abbott and Costello, undeniably the most popular comedy team of all time! Now, the classic films of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are available on DVD in this hilarious collection.
The wildly popular comic duo has entertained audiences since 1931, conquering vaudeville, radio and the silver screen in nearly 40 films. Enjoy these side-splitting hits like Buck Privates and Hold That Ghost in this collection of eight full-length features. The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello: Volume 1 will have you laughing out loud again and again!
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
Bud and Lou get mixed up in a 'Love Insurance' scheme.
Buck Privates (1941)
The duo accidentally enlists in the U.S. Army to avoid getting arrested!
In the Navy (1941)
Bud and Lou are sailors bound for duty on the high seas in this musical comedy.
Hold that Ghost (1941)
The boys inherit a haunted house formerly owned by a mobster.
Keep ‘Em Flying (1941)
Bud and Lou enlist in the Army Air Corps and get caught up in a love triangle.
Ride ‘Em Cowboy (1942)
The duo head to the Lazy S ranch to hide after Lou accidentally proposes to an Indian girl.
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Bud and Lou travel to the South Seas where Lou is mistaken for a legendary god!
Who Done It? (1942)
The boys are suspected of murder while being targeted by the actual killer.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Reflections of a bygone era
The first DVD collection of eight A&C movies with Universal Recording Studios is truly memorable. The mainstays of this collection are the three service films, Buck Privates, In The Navy and Keep 'em Flying. These films harken back to a time when Hollywood actually showed patriotism, unlike the liberal-run Hollywood of today, which uses movies to sabotage national pride. One can certainly feel the pride and admiration of our armed forces shining through. The Andrews Sisters' "You're a lucky fellow, Mr. Smith" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" are a testament to this patriotic attitude. Today's Hollywood crowd can take lessons from these films.
The very first film to showcase A&C, A Night in The Tropics, does not feature the boys, but rather centers around a love insurance ploy, with A&C as minor characters performing routines sprinkled throughout the movie for laughs. And no doubt, the laughs come in bunches. Although much maligned for not featuring A&C, the film is actually pretty good, standing on its own merit. Plus it's notable since it represents A&C debut on the big screen.
Hold That Ghost propels A&C into the direction of comedy terror, and foreshadows later "A&C MEET..." films. The boys here play heirs to a gangsters bequeathment, which they stumble onto in a right place/right time situation. As usual, A&C films have their share of political incorrectness, in this case Ted Lewis singing in a night club "Me And My Shadow", with his very black sidekick mimicking ... Read More
Rating: - Funny and great family time for all
If you like good old fashion comedy then this is it. Classic is the word that sums it up the best. I always enjoyed Lou and Bud when I was young and now I can share that fun with my son. Great fun for the whole family. So pop the popcorm and grap the drinks and have a great time.
Rating: - Excellent package
I read a lot of comments on the poor quality of some of the discs people received, but I found mine to be of very high quality, and very enjoyable.
Rating: - Amazing ! The Golden Age of American Film Making
These movies are excellent. I am not from the WWII generation my wife and I are in our thirties and I have to say that these movies are amazing. Luckily I grew up on these films. They used to be on local TV all the time in the 70s and early 80s and I truly fel lin love with them. Much like the Warner Bros Looney Tunes cartoons I have to say these films have a sharp sense of humour that does not feel dated.
My wife and I wish we could go back to this time period, life sure seemed much nicer. Even if it wasnt at least Hollywood did its best to show us a better world and not the negative, violent, and profane world of today.
A defenite prize in our DVD collection !! We watch these often and always get a laugh and a smile .
Rating: - Abbott and Costello are the best
Hold That Ghost is my second favorite movie from them - I recommend the entire best of series
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