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Abbott and Costello in Africa (1949) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 31, 1998
• R2: 27 Mar 2000
MPAA Rating
NR
Running Time
1 hour, 19 minutes
Country USA
Studio Huntington Hartford Productions, United Artists
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Africa Screams
• Abbott and Costello in Africa
• Verrücktes Afrika (1950)
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Buddies, Slapstick, Kidnapping
Tagline: Adventure Has Never Been Dizzier as Abbott & Costello Invade the Dark Continent!
Plot: Buzz Johnson (Bud Abbott) and Stanley Livingston (Lou Costello) go on an African safari in search of treasure. Buzz is a bookseller who tricks Diana Emerson (Hillary Brooke) into believing that his fellow bookseller Stanley is an expert on Africa. They are thereby abducted by Diana’s henchmen who expect the two self proclaimed hunters to lead her to an African tribe. On the way there they run up against giant apes, lion tamers, and a wild river. Eventually Buzz makes his way back to the States and Stanley lucks into some diamonds and purchases the store where they both used to work. By the end, Stanley hires Buzz to operate the elevator. Charles Barton directs some great gags and funny comedy routines in this lively film. This story contains the much-loved theme of Lou being terrorized by an evil pushy woman who eventually gets so fed up with his ineptitude that she wants him dead. Look for great comic turns by Martin Wilkins as the dreaded Cannibal Chief and Shemp Howard as Gunner.
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| Directed by |
Charles Barton
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Shaggy Dog, Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff |
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| Written by |
Earl Baldwin
Brother Orchid, Wild Boys of the Road, Lullaby of Broadway | |
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| Cast |
Bud Abbott
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Terror in the Aisles, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy |
 | Lou Costello
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man | | | Max Baer
The Harder They Fall, Hollywood Without Make-Up, Cinderella Man: The Real Jim Braddock Story | Buddy Baer
Quo Vadis, The Big Sky, Jack and the Beanstalk | Hillary Brooke
The Philadelphia Story, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Jane Eyre | |
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