Product Details

• Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson, Henry Travers
• Directors: Charles Barton, Charles Lamont, Daniel Helfgott, Erle C. Kenton, Jean Yarbrough
• Writers: Allen Boretz, Arthur T. Horman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: May 4, 2004
• Run Time: 654 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001FGBZM
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,178 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• For more information about "The Best of Abbott & Costello, Vol. 2 (Hit the Ice / In Society / Here Come the Co-Eds / The Naughty Nineties / Little Giant / The Time of Their Lives / Buck Privates Come Home / The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

• This is item 2 in The Best of Abbott & Costello Series.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
By popular demand, the legendary Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are back in eight brand-new-to-DVD comedy classics! Still one of the greatest comedy teams in the history of show business, their films continue to generate new legions of fans around the world.

Now some of their greatest gags and most stellar skits, including the complete version of their signature routine "Who's on First?", are available in this side-splitting collection. It's the boys at their very best and illustrates why Bud and Lou rightly deserve their place among the brightest stars of the silver screen!

Hit the Ice (1943)
Bud and Lou hit the slopes at the Sun Valley Resort after getting mixed up with gangsters.

In Society (1944)
The boys find themselves in hot water after a plumbing job goes wrong at a high society bash.

Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
Bud and Lou head to campus and attempt to save Bixby College from closing down.

The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Set aboard the River Queen showboat, Bud and Lou perform their legendary "Who's on First?" routine.

Little Giant (1946)
Lou plays a little man with big dreams...and ends up selling vacuum cleaners!

The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Mistaken as a traitor, Lou's ghost is trapped in Danbury Mansion until his innocence is proven.

Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Bud and Lou return to civilian life and get involved in midget car racing in the sequel to Buck Privates!

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Accused of murder, Lou is forced to take care of a widow and her children on a farm.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A FEAST!!, August 5, 2005

By	Robert C. Graham (OGMORE BY SEA, VALE OF GLAMORGAN United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this set as I noticed it included my favourite A & C movie `Time of their Lives` which had never been available before on DVD. So to get 7 more movies for a price I would have happily paid for that was a great bonus.

The picture and sound quality of all of these films is outstanding and great care has been taken in perfect transfers from excellent, apparently original negative, 35mm material so it is a first class ride throughout. For A & C that is the only way to travel.

It seems a shame that some reviewers gripe about a lack of extra and should see it another way. You are buying one movie with 7 first rate features as extras - how about that for value? Remember you are paying less than $1.88 (or around £1) for each of these superb quality movies... I rest my case!

All of these series` discs play fine on my multi region players here in the UK. Even the slightest finger mark on a disc or dirty players can cause skipping and freezing (just a thought!).

In conclusion incredible value, superb quality set of movies which I recommend to anyone

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, thank you, thank you, August 1, 2004

By	Alexander E. Paulsen "AlexP" (Jacksonville, Fl United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Thank you, thank you, thank you to whoever at Universal opened the vault and released these gems on DVD.

I grew up with these movies and now get to share them with another generation.

This is good clean fun comedy that you won't be emabrassed to show to anyone. Never mean spirited or vulgar, just comedy like it was meant to be by two undisputed geniuses of the genre.

Buy this set and enjoy A&C all over again.


Now all I need is a box set of the A&C show from the 50's woth Hilary, Mr Fields, Mr. Bacciagalupe, Mike the cop and Stinky. I can't wait.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great follow-up to volume 1!!!, February 8, 2004

By	Murray the Cop "autumnleaves" (Edison, NJ) - See all my reviews

A perfect compliment to the first volume and a must have to any A&C fan (and at a better price than vol 1). This should keep you up in laughter for hours (however, I do not know of the quality of the video transfer).
Disc 1 - Hit the Ice,
In Society,
Here Comes the Coeds,
The Naughty Nineties.

Disc 2- Little Giant,
The Time of Their Lives (my personal favorite),
Buck Private Come Home,
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap,
A&C Meet Jerry Seinfeld.

Sit back, relax and enjoy the laughter...