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30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock [VHS]

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This is my review of the SPHE edition.
The video quality is great.
The film is not so.
There are no subtitles.
I recommend this release for Abbot and Costello completists (even if it's a Costello solo).

Costello was tired of "carrying" Abbott and tired of slapstick. He wanted roles to show his range as an actor. Abbott said, "Call me when you're ready to get back together." Costello never called. He probably wished he would have. His last movie, his only starring film without Abbott, is an embarrassment. You can almost read Costello's mind' "what am I doing in this piece of junk? " Poor Lou doesn't get a laugh in the whole film and he just looks sad and lost. He used to be able to sell an audience the most ridiculous situations. In this, he can't even sell walking down the street. Costello never lived to see the premiere. What a shame that this was his last film.

Do Not Purchase This Bootleg DVD! Quality Is Atrocious!!! I Am Waiting For The Legit DVD! This Title Is Owned By Sony Home Entertainment, Which Owns All Columbia Pictures Titles! The One Star That I Have Given Is TOO GENEROUS! But Amazon Doesn't Allow Reviews With No Stars!

THE 30 FOOT BRIDE OF CANDY ROCK (1959)
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release Date: August 6, 1959
Runtime: 75 minutes

Director:
Sidney Miller

Producer:
Edward Sherman
Lewis J. Rachmil

Writing Credits:
Rowland Barber
Irving Block
Lawrence L. Goldman
Arthur A. Ross

Cast:

Lou Costello....Artie Pinsetter
Dorthory Provine....Emmy Lou Raven
Bobby Barber....Booster (uncredited)
Robert Burton....First General
Jimmy Conlin....Magruder
Joey Faye....Booster (uncredited)
Gale Gordon....Raven
Joseph J. Greene....Booster (uncredited)
Lenny Kent....Sergeant
Charles Lane....Standard Bates
Peter Leeds....Bill Burton (uncredited)
Robert Nichols....Bank Manager (uncredited)
Ruth Perrott....Aunt May
Jack Rice....Booster(uncredited)
Russell Trent....Booster(uncredited)
Veola Vonn....Jackie Delaney (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver....Booster (uncredited)
Will Wright....Pentagon General

Music by:
Raoul Kraushaar

Cinematography by:
Frank G. Carson

Film Editing by:
Al Clark

Art Direction:
William Flannery

Set Decoration:
James A. Crowe

Assistant Director:
William Dorfman

Sound Department:
George Cooper

Other Crew:
Irving Block....special photographic effects
Louis DeWitt....special photographic effects
John P. Livadary....recording supervisor
Jack Rabin....special photographic effects

Plot Summary:

Lou Costello made his only film appearance without Bud Abbott in "THE 30 FOOT BRIDE OF CANDY ROCK". Lou plays a bumbling junk dealer who fancies himself a great inventor. One of his creations transforms his girlfriend Dorthory Provine into a towering giant! The subsequent shenanigans involve Lou, the humongous Ms. Provine, her bombstatic uncle Gale Gordon, and the entire US Army. Before Dorthory can be returned to normal size again, Lou's invention transmogrifies into a time machine and rocketsip.

Trivia (from imdb.com): This was Lou Costello's last film, and his only starring role without Bud Abbott. It wasn't released until about five months afer Costello's death. Lou died of a heart attack on March 3, 1959.

Although the special effects would be consider cheezy today, they certainly are better than those used in the 1958 Attack of the 50 FT Woman. Only set back is that it is on VHS and am wondering when it will be released on DVD.