Product Details

• Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Bruce, Robert Paige, Lionel Atwill
• Directors: Erle C. Kenton
• Writers: John Grant, Nat Perrin, True Boardman
• Producers: Alex Gottlieb
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: March 7, 2000
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004RFB1
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,347 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #18 in	Video > Classics > Kids & Family - Classics - > Abbott & Costello
  #74 in	Video > Comedy > By Year > 1940-1949
  #84 in	Video > Comedy > Television

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Abbott & Costello travel to the South Seas in this gag-filled exotic comedy. Screwball bus drivers Algy (Abbott) and Wellington (Costello) travel off the course yacht. A hurricane detours the craft to an uncharted island, inhabited by innocent natives and a sinister Dr. Varnoff (Lionel Atwill). Mistaken for a legendary god, Wellington is betrothed to a beautiful native girl (Nan Wynn), in the hilarious "Tree of Truth" scene. Chosen to appease an angry volcano god, Wellington learns the volcano has been rigged by Varnoff and his men who plan to collect the gullible natives' sacred jewel. Rising to the occasion, Wellington vanquishes the villain with feats of unbelievable athletic agility in this delightful South Seas caper.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One of A&C's funnier romps......, April 4, 1999

By	George Fabian (Mountainside, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pardon My Sarong (VHS Tape)

I'm no fan of Abbott and Costello but this is one of their funnier romps. The "Tree of Truth" skit is particularly amusing and so is Costello's encounter with a native blowhard (Leif Erickson).A funny takeoff on all those South Sea romances that were so popular in the forties.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF ABBOTT & COSTELLO'S BEST FILMS, September 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pardon My Sarong (VHS Tape)

Abbott & Costello star in this classic comedy spoof of South Sea romances and the "ROAD" pictures of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorthory Lamour. The team play two busdrivers who get stranded on a tropical island with notorious jewel thieves. The FUNNIEST scene in the movie is "THE TREE OF TRUTH" sequence. The boys are seated under a "MAGICAL" tree with a native girl. The girl explains to them that whoever sits under the tree, and tells a lie, that something TERRIBLE will happen to him. Lou states that if that is the case, he DOESN'T have a thing to worry about because he DOESN'T TELL any lies. He is then IMMEDIATELY hit on the head with a coconut. This goes on for some time. Every time Costello tells a lie,a coconut falls on his head. In order to prevent this Abbott suggests to his partner that he tell the girl the story of "THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN AND THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER", stating that she is a native and has never heard it before. Since the story is FULL of so many falsehoods, Lou ALWAYS winds up getting bonked by a coconut. The end result is when the girl asks Lou what the travelling salesman in the story wanted at the farmer's house, he replies that he wanted a drink of water. POOR Lou is then IMMEDIATELY showered by a downfall of coconuts. 5 STARS once again to this classic comedy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Adventure in the South Pacific, December 29, 2008

By	Acute Observer (North Jersey Shore) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

The film begins at the Chicago Bus Terminal. Bus 5111 has disappeared. Somehow it is on its way to Los Angeles. Tommy Layton and his girls are on the bus. Algernon and Wellington perform their comic skits. [Note the use of flash photography in daylight; this cuts the contrast.] Songs entertain and pad out the story. Will the boys get a free trip back to Illinois? Will the magician fool the detective? "Back up!" "Go Ahead!" Will the boys join the boat crew? "How do they teach them that kind of work?" "Look at the big sardines!" Soon they are sailing into a storm and off course. They are becalmed and low on food and water. More jokes follow. Then land is sighted. Will they be saved? Will a whistle protect Algernon?

What happens when they ring a bell? Will there be a song and dance? They sit under the Tree of Truth. Wellington tells a story. Is there a plot to steal jewels? "You're a stinker." Who will drink from that cup? [Does some of that drama seem funny today?] There are fireworks from the volcano, the hero must offer a sacrifice. [A bail-out?] Is there a conspiracy theory here? There is plenty of comic action at the ending. [Lions on a South Pacific island?] The action is as comic as it is incredible. Will the people on the island be saved?

Did such films provide relief from the worries of those days?