Product Details

• Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joseph Calleia, Leon Errol, Cathy Downs
• Directors: Charles Barton
• Writers: Arthur T. Horman, Bernard Feins, Charles Grayson, Daniel Taradash, Howard Harris
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: January 27, 1993
• Run Time: 77 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302641799
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,448 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Abbot / Costello Movie, April 13, 2004

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J. Reynolds (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Noose Hangs High [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a solid A&C film, the plot dealing with $50,000 stolen by some bad guys. A post-WWII comedy, when the nation was in the mood for light-hearted, non-heavy entertainment.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad offering from the boys, April 2, 2007

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Randy E. Halford "Comedy Fan" (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Noose Hangs High (DVD)

I was quite pleased with this A & C comedy. Made by Eagle Lion Films (which went belly-up years ago) but now distributed under the MGM banner, it's one of the handful of movies done outside their home studio of Universal.

I am happy to say that the boys are in top form here. As usual, Bud & Lou do variations on old routines, but the selection is hilarious: The "Mudder & Fodder" bit, the "Mustard" bit, and the "Dress/Undress" bits are performed with panache by sharp-tongued Bud and bewildered, baby-faced Lou. This all rests on the plot foundation of mistaken identity as the boys accidentally mis-deliver a large sum of money which gets them in deep trouble with a gangster (hence the title). And so, it's a race against time as the boys try to beat a 36-hour deadline to recover the dough, with mishaps aplenty.

Perhaps not THE boys' best film, but it's slick & funny enough to keep you laughing all the way through.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent A@C Entry, January 31, 2009

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Buster49 (Utica, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Noose Hangs High (DVD)

This film is a real quality production and one of Bud and Lou's best. Although it was an Eagle-Lion film (a studio of some good quality films, and which folded in the 1950s I believe), it has a polished look that could easily fool someone into thinking it was a Universal release. I highly recommend it.