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Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955

80 minutes

Comedy

Overview

Harry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman. They decide to follow Gorman's trail to Hollywood where, unbeknownst to them, he has taken the identity of a foreign film director. The lads wind up as stunt doubles in film the which Gorman is now shooting, while the conman tries to have the bungling pair done away with before they realize who he really is.

Top Cast

Bud Abbott headshot

Bud Abbott

Harry 'Slim' Pierce

Lou Costello headshot

Lou Costello

Willie 'Tubby' Piper

Fred Clark headshot

Fred Clark

Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff

Lynn Bari headshot

Lynn Bari

Leota Van Cleef

Maxie Rosenbloom headshot

Maxie Rosenbloom

Hinds

Harold Goodwin headshot

Harold Goodwin

Cameraman

Roscoe Ates headshot

Roscoe Ates

Wagon Driver

Mack Sennett headshot

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Heinie Conklin headshot

Heinie Conklin

Studio Guard

Hank Mann headshot

Hank Mann

Prop Man

Joe Devlin headshot

Joe Devlin

Mike (uncredited)

Paul Dubov headshot

Paul Dubov

Jason (uncredited)

Donald Kerr headshot

Donald Kerr

Harvey (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox headshot

Frank Wilcox

Rudolph Snavely (uncredited)

Bess Flowers headshot

Bess Flowers

Dancer in Restaurant scene (uncredited)

Colin Campbell headshot

Colin Campbell

Elderly Guard (uncredited)

Joe Besser headshot

Joe Besser

Hunter (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett headshot

Marjorie Bennett

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Bob Jellison headshot

Bob Jellison

Movie Patron (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien headshot

William H. O'Brien

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Sam Flint headshot

Sam Flint

Railroad Conductor (uncredited)

Charles Dorety headshot

Charles Dorety

Watermelon Peddler

Jack Daly headshot

Jack Daly

Burglar (uncredited)

Frank Hagney headshot

Frank Hagney

Usher / Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Byron Keith headshot

Byron Keith

Cop (uncredited)

Henry Kulky headshot

Henry Kulky

Brakeman (uncredited)