Also new and exclusive to this set:
- Six commentaries (See Below)
- Book - "Abbott & Costello: The Universal Story" with details on the team's legacy and their films at Universal Pictures
DETAILS
DISC 1:
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
Bud and Lou get mixed up in a "Love Insurance" scheme.
Buck Privates (1941)
The duo accidentally enlists in the U.S. Army to avoid getting arrested!
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary with Film Historians Bob Furmanek and Ron Palumbo (Buck Privates)
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
In the Navy (1941)
Bud and Lou are sailors bound for duty on the high seas in this musical comedy.
Hold that Ghost (1941)
The boys inherit a haunted house formerly owned by a mobster.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary with Film Historian Jeff Miller (Hold That Ghost)
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
Keep `Em Flying (1941)
Bud and Lou enlist in the Army Air Corps and get caught up in a love triangle.
Ride `Em Cowboy (1942)
The duo head to the Lazy S ranch to hide after Lou accidentally proposes to an Indian girl.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Bud and Lou travel to the South Seas where Lou is mistaken for a legendary god!
Who Done It? (1942)
The boys are suspected of murder while being targeted by the actual killer.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary with Film Historian Frank Coniff (Who Done It?)
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
It Ain't Hay (1943)
Hit the Ice (1943)
Bud and Lou hit the slopes at the Sun Valley Resort after getting mixed up with gangsters.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
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.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
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!
BONUS FEATURES:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
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!
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary with Film Historian Frank Thompson (The Time of Their Lives)
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
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.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Comedy meets horror when Bud and Lou encounter Frankenstein's monster, Dracula and The Wolf Man!
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary with Film Historian Gregory W. Mank (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
Mexican Hayride (1948)
Bud and Lou head south of the border after getting mixed up in a phony oil stock scheme.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
The boys meet up with Boris Karloff after a guest is murdered at their hotel.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Bud and Lou head to Algeria on business and are tricked into joining the Foreign Legion.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
As novice private detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with The Invisible Man.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Lou discovers he is heir to a secret fortune, and the boys search for the hidden treasure.
Lost in Alaska (1952)
Bud and Lou save an ex-sheriff, then discover he is the target of every hitman in the Yukon.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
The boys accidentally take off for Mars and end up in New Orleans during Mardi Gras!
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Slim and Tubby are American cops in London to study police tactics. They wind up in jail and are bailed out by Dr. Jekyll. Jekyll has been murdering fellow doctors who laugh at his experiments. He has more murders in mind. At one point the serum that turns Jekyll into the murderous Hyde gets injected into Tubby.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary with Film Historians Tom Weaver and Richard Scrivani (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Harry and Willie buy the Edison Movie Studio in the year 1912 from Joseph Gorman, a confidence man. They follow Gorman to Hollywood where, as stunt men, they find him directing movies as Sergei Trumanoff and stealing the studio payroll.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
In Egypt Peter and Freddie find the archaeologist Dr. Zoomer murdered before they can return to America. A medallion leads them to a crypt where a revived mummy provides the terror.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Monsters!
The World of Abbott and Costello
A compilation of clips from 19 Abbott & Costello features: The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, In the Navy, Hit the Ice, Who Done It?, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Mexican Hayride, Hold That Ghost, Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, Little Giant, In Society, Ride 'Em Cowboy, The Naughty Nineties, Buck Privates Come Home, Buck Privates, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Lost in Alaska, Comin' Round the Mountain, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars and Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy.
PLEASE NOTE: Because of the availability of previous Abbot and Costello films, and the price of this set, it will not be available for rent at this time.
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