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Abbott and Costello in Movies

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This DVD is just a lot of special features from every Abbott and Costello movie ever Except "One Night in the Tropics" because it is not a starring roll for Abbott and Costello. Is includes Trailers, Outtakes, Scenes, and Images from all there movies that are listed here.

Trailers:
Buck Privates
In the Navy
Keep 'em Flying
Ride 'em Cowboy
Rio Rita
Pardon My Sarong
Who Done It?
It Ain't Hay
In Society
Lost in a Harem
The Naughty Nineties
Abbott & Costello in Hollywood
Little Giant
The Time of Their Lives
Buck Privates Come Home
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Abbott & Costello in the Foreign Legion
Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Comin' Round the Mountain
Jack and the Beanstalk
Lost in Alaska
Abbott & Costello Go to Mars
Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd (Color)
Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Abbott & Costello Meet The Keystone Kops
Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy
Dance With Me Henry
The 30 Foot Bride Of Candy Rock (Lou Costello)
The World of Abbott & Costello

Outtakes:
Pardon My Sarong
It Aint Hay
Hit The Ice
In Society
Here Come The Co-eds
The Naughty Nineties
Little Giant
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein

Scenes:
Keep 'Em Flying
Money Mudders
Africa Screams
Jack And The Beanstalk (Color)

Images:
Hold That Ghost
Hit The Ice
Here Come The Co-eds
The Noose Hangs High
Mexican Hayride

Not A Documentary At All!!!!

I love Abbott and Costello. I always have. Well, sure they were retired, if not dead, when I started seeing their films as a kid, but I loved them nonetheless. I tell you this because if you are contemplating this DVD you must be a lover of Abbott & Costello. I caution you now, this is no documentary, and a very sad attempt at a highlights reel. It simply amounts to being trailors for several of their films. I enjoyed it because I saw many of them on Saturday morning television with my grandfather, and only a small fraction of them seem to be available on DVD. But, if you are not a big fan, this DVD may be a big disappointment.

I have this title on VHS, so replacing it with a DVD had been on my TODO list along with quite a number of films. The reason I bought this budget title on VHS in the first place is the inclusion of all those trailers, but the tape was low-quality, and worst of all, the letters GT (for Good Times) was bugged in the bottom corner of the screen, which is a personal pet peeve. Lo and behold, that annoyance has been digitally remastered and is a constant on the DVD version. Major letdown, but typical. Additionally, new (sub) titles have been added on each trailer, listing the title and date of the film at hand. In other words, if you are a fan of the novelty value of trailers, like me, then don't waste your money on this, since they get demolished on this collection. Otherwise, it's just a promo reel for their back catalog.

This chronologically arranged career study consisting of theatrical trailers (coming attractions), film clips, and outtakes plays like a Special Features disc for a special collection rather than a stand-alone offering. So if you don't own any of their films, none of this will make much sense to you. However, Abbott and Costello completists will have fun watching a lot of footage not currently available elsewhere (not even on Universal's Franchise Collections), especially the "blooper" reels. (If you've been dying to hear Lou Costello swear, here's your opportunity.)