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The Noose Hangs High

Bud Abbott (Actor), Lou Costello (Actor), Charles Barton (Director) Rated:

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Format: DVD

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IMDb6.6/10.0

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello deliver their "usual high quota of laughs" (The Hollywood Reporter) in this hysterically funny slapstick farce that boasts some of their most beloved comedy bits, such as the immortal "Mudder and Fodder" routine! Window washers Ted Higgins and Homer Hinchcliffe (Abbott & Costello) are mistaken for messengers and sent to collect $50,000 by a gangster who runs a gambling syndicate. But Homer inadvertently mails the cash to a woman (Cathy Downs) who spends it before they can track her down. Faced with a thirty-six hour deadline to come up with the gangster's dough, the desperate trio must act quickly or it'll be their necks!

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.84 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Charles Barton
Media Format ‏ : ‎ DVD, Subtitled, NTSC, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 17 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ May 17, 2005
Actors ‏ : ‎ Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joseph Calleia, Leon Errol, Cathy Downs
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
Studio ‏ : ‎ MGM (Video & DVD)
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0007O38ZI
Writers ‏ : ‎ Arthur T. Horman, Bernard Feins, Charles Grayson, Daniel Taradash, Howard Harris
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #116,771 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Gregory Adams

While still a funny movie, it was not up to the challenge of other movies made by the comedy team.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 12, 2022

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Abbott and Costello are by far, one of the best comedy teams of their era. While I can enjoy it just as it is, it probably is not their best, it's still a better option than some stuff I have seen since their era.

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old L

OK.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2021

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Not one of their best, but still enjoyable and should be watched.

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Quiet Knight

Abbott & Costello Away From Universal On Blu-Ray

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 2, 2020

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ClassicFlix releases the formerly MGM DVD of this Eagle-Lion produced 1948 Abbott and Costello comedy on Blu-ray in a pristine HD print that contains the theatrical trailer and extensive image gallery.

One of the few films the team made away from Universal Studios is not among their better efforts, but fans(apart from a possible audio commentary) really could not have asked for more.

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The Noose Hangs High Excellent Quality Transfer to Blu-ray

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2018

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The Noose Hangs High is not one of their best films, but worth buying none-the-less.

The picture transfer to Blu-ray is of excellent quality, and when played through my Oppo UDP-205 4k/Blu-ray player on a LG OLED 4K HDTV series E2017 looked very realistic. There were only a few scenes, especially thoughs with actress Carol Downs by herself that seemed a little soft focused, but I'm not sure if they were purposely filmed that way by director Charles Barton, or the transfer wasn't done well?

Stereo soundtrack was great and sounded natural.

I purposely didn't review the content of the film or plot, because I think others did it better, but I did want to comment on the quality of the film and soundtrack.

9 people found this helpful

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Randy E. Halford

Not a bad offering from the boys

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 2, 2007

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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.

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James Simpson

Harmless,forgotten entry by legendary Comedy Team.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 16, 2009

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This was one of the few Abbott and Costello films I had never seen,the reason being that this was an independant that was unavaiable for a good many years.
The film was released in 1949,after there triumph in there best film,Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein(1948).
It's not one of there best,but is a pleasant enough film in the team's time of decline.

In the film,Abbott and Costello play two window washers who get mixed up with some gangsters after accidently mailing there money away in the hands of a beautiful woman.Now the boys must redeem the money and protect there own necks from the gangsters.

Very enjoyable with many great slapstick moments and a memorable comic performance by veteran comic,Leon Errol who has some great scenes with Costello.

Fans of the team will not want to pass this one up.

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Kenneth A. Dittrich

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 20, 2020

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Would have preferred original cover insert rather than reprinted one.

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WPS

Nonsense abounds and great clean fun for all the family.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2016

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Good Bud and Lou routines from their earlier days. The director that followed them through much of their film history knew that they wouldn't follow the scripts as written and many of their films had large amounts of adlibs that put the comedic spark into their output. Poor Lou had heart problems and Bud had epileptic fits that slowed them down toward the end of the run. Both Bud and Lou were major bond drivers who supported our troops.

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A. W. Wilson

noose hangs high

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 6, 2010

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A very rare A and C film, and well worth seeking out if you are a fan. Good quality, great price and prompt delivery. Also I think it is one of the best along with their "monster" films.The support cast is good (Joseph Calleia, who acts much as he does in British film "Noose" see my review, Mike Mazurki, who shows quite a talent for comedy, and his pal Jack Overman and the lovely Cathy Downs. No, of course these A & C films aren't classic comedies, but they are honest and do make (most) people at least swmile, and feel better for seeing them. If you are a fan you may well never have seen this and you should take the plunge and risk it, it will never be on TV.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 8, 2016

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Typical Abbott and Costello plenty of laughs and good clean fun

Alex da Silva

Not good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 25, 2009

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I didn't laugh once.

I also spotted a routine ("Meet me in the alley for a fight.....") that had been lifted out of another of their films "In Society" from 1944. They really are a disappointment.

Steve McGrath

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Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on October 11, 2018

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If you are an Abbott and Costello fan, this is one of their best, yet be warned, it's a terrible visual quality! It's blurred with ghost outlines. Other films of this period have been cleaned up and digitally remastered with sharp quality. There should be a warning on a DVD of this vintage as to whether it's been remastered or not. In this day and age it can be done; I have numerous Abbott and Costello films from other companies that are sharp and clear. It is a great disservice to the reputation of the golden age of Hollywood when companies sell films of this vintage without any digital restoration. Will never buy from this company again. Will never buy anything from this era again unless it has the words "digitally restored".

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 27, 2016

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this is so funny could watch it again and again

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