 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert, Jane Randolph, Frank Ferguson, Vincent Price, Clarence Straight
This is one of Abbott and Costello's funniest efforts. Lon Chaney and Bela Lugosi join in on this satire of their horror shows.
|  | |
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Lenore Aubert, Roland Winters, Donna Martell, Alan Mowbray, James Flavin, Nicholas Joy, Victoria Horne
Abbott and Costello play a detective and a bellboy at a posh hotel where corpses keep appearing out of nowhere. They go to work, as only they can, in search of the killer.
| | |
Babies for Sale 1940  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford, Miles Mander, Joe De Stefani, Selmer Jackson, Georgia Caine, John Qualen, Mary Currier, Isabel Jewell, Eva Hyde
When babies are exploited by criminals who sell them to hopeful, would-be parents, reporter Steve Burton (Glenn Ford) tries to get the goods on the racketeers.
| | |
Beau Geste 1939   N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Gary Cooper, Donald O'Connor, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, J. Carrol Naish, Susan Hayward, Charles Barton, Brian Donlevy, Albert Dekker, Broderick Crawford, James Stephenson, Heather Thatcher, James Burke, G.P. Huntley, Harold Huber
The Geste brothers–Beau (Gary Cooper), John (Ray Milland), and Digby (Robert Preston)–flee the country after Beau takes the blame for the theft of a family jewel that their aunt, Lady Brandon (Heather Thatcher) stole. They join the French Foreign Legion where Beau and John end up under the leadership of brutal Sergeant Markoff (Brian Donlevy). Tragedies ensue when the Arabs attack, and Beau is seriously wounded. Unbeknownst to the brothers, Markoff believes that Beau has the family jewel in his possession and searches Beau for the jewel. Beau kills Markoff and then dies. By story's end, John is the only surviving brother, and he returns home to give his aunt a note from Beau explaining why he ran away. Brian Donlevy received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
| | |
Born to the West 1937  N/R, 52 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: John Wayne, Marsha Hunt, Johnny Mack Brown, Monte Blue, Syd Saylor, John Patterson, Nick Lukats, Lucien Littlefield, James Craig, Jack Kennedy
Misfit Dare Rudd (John Wayne) shows up at cousin Tom's (Johnny Mack Brown) ranch and is offered a job to head a cattle drive. After "stealing" Tom's girlfriend, Dare gets taken by crooked gamblers (who had also tried to rustle cattle in Dare's care). The cousins team up to take care of the bad guys. Reissued (with added footage) as "Hell Town."
| | |
Buck Privates Come Home 1947 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Tom Brown, Joan Shawlee, Beverly Simmons, Nat Pendleton, Don Beddoe, Don Porter, Donald MacBride, Robert J. Wilke, Eddie Acuff
In this sequel to 1941's "Buck Privates," the war has now ended, and Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) and Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) are coming home–along with a smuggled war orphan.
| | |
Dance with Me, Henry 1956 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Gigi Perreau, Rusty Hamer, Mary Wickes, Paul Sorenson, Ted de Corsia, Frank Wilcox, Eddie Marr, Ron Hargrave, Sherry Alberoni, Richard Reeves, Robert Shayne, Walter Reed
Soft-hearted Lou Henry (Lou Costello) owns an amusement park and has adopted two children, Shelley (Gigi Perreau) and Duffer (Rusty Hamer). He also has provided chronic gambler Bud Flick (Bud Abbott) with a safe haven. When Lou tries to help bail Bud out of the gambling debts he owes the mob, Lou finds himself the prime suspect in a gang slaying. Watch for the big chase scene through the amusement park in this, Abbott and Costello's final film together.
| | |
Double Crossbones 1951 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Adventure
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, Will Geer, John Emery, Stanley Logan, Kathryn Givney, Hayden Rorke, Morgan Farley, Hope Emerson, Charles McGraw, Alan Napier, Robert Barrat, Glenn Strange, Gregg Martell, Jeff Chandler
After being wrongly accused of piracy, 18th-century shopkeeper apprentice Dave Crandall (Donald O'Connor) takes refuge on a pirate boat and, through a series of unlikely events, earns the reputation as the most dangerous pirate sailing the world's seas.
| | |
Forlorn River 1937 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
aka: River of Destiny
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Buster Crabbe, June Martel, Harvey Stephens, John Patterson, Syd Saylor, William Duncan, Chester Conklin, Ray Bennett, Ruth Warren, Lew Kelly, Barlowe Borland, Larry Lawrence, Lee Powell, Oscar "Dutch" Hendrian
In this Zane Grey tale, Nevada (Buster Crabbe) and his sidekick "Weary" (Syd Saylor) are in pursuit of Les Setter (Harvey Stephens) and his gang. Nevada finds Les, but the outlaw is clever and frames Nevada for rustling, and the ineffective sheriff (Chester Conklin) jails Nevada. By story's end, Nevada eventually gets his man–and also gets the lady (June Martel).
| | |
Hell Town 1937 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: John Wayne, Marsha Hunt, Johnny Mack Brown, Monte Blue, Syd Saylor, John Patterson, Nick Lukats, Lucien Littlefield, James Craig, Jack Kennedy
This is a reissue of "Born to the West" with additional footage added from that original film. Misfit Dare Rudd (John Wayne) shows up at cousin Tom's (Johnny Mack Brown) ranch and is offered a job heading a cattle drive. After "stealing" Tom's girlfriend, Dare gets taken by crooked gamblers (who also tried to rustle cattle in Dare's charge). The cousins team up to take care of the bad guys.
| | |
Hey, Rookie 1944 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Larry Parks, Ann Miller, Joe Sawyer, Joe Besser, Selmer Jackson, Charles Trowbridge, Doodles Weaver, Jack Gilford, Robert Evans
This World War II musical involves the USO's effort to put on a revue for American soldiers.
| | |
The Last Outpost 1935 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Charles Barton, Louis J. Gasnier
Cast: Cary Grant, Gertrude Michael, Claude Rains, Kathleen Burke, Colin Tapley, Akim Tamiroff, Billy Bevan, Georges Renavent, Jameson Thomas, Robert Adair, Claude King, Margaret Swope, Nick Shaid
Injured during the Kurdistan/British war, Captain Michael Andrews (Cary Grant) is brought back to good health by nurse Rosemary Haydon (Gertrude Michael). Although she is married to the man (Claude Rains) who saved Andrews' life, this plays only a small part in their thoughts of the moment.
| | |
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, James Best, Lori Nelson, Esther Dale, Russell Simpson, Emory Parnell, Oliver Blake, Edmund Cobb, Rex Lease
Hoping to get money for daughter Rosie's (Lori Nelson) college education, Ma heads to the fair with her preserves, but Pa comes up the real winner with a racehorse that provides the needed funds.
| | |
Mexican Hayride 1948 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Grey, Luba Malina, John Hubbard, Pedro de Cordoba, Fritz Feld, Tom Powers, Chris-Pin Martin, Frank Fenton
Harry Lambert (Bud Abbott) helps Joe Bascom (Lou Costello) find a lost mine in Mexico and ends up in the middle of a con game. The bullfight scene in which Lou Costello becomes a participant is worth the price of admission.
| | |
Murder with Pictures 1936 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Lew Ayres, Gail Patrick, Joyce Compton, Paul Kelly, Onslow Stevens, Ernest Cossart, Anthony Nace, Benny Baker, Joe Sawyer, Irving Bacon, Purnell Pratt, Frank Sheridan
Crime boss Nate Girard (Onslw Stevens) beats a murder rap and throws a party for the press during which one of his men is killed while posing for a picture with Nate. Photographer Kent Murdock (Lew Ayres) was at the party where he met a woman (Gail Patrick) who needed to talk with him. Later, she shows up at Kent's apartment and tells him that she is a suspect in the murder. Kent believes her and sets out to find the real killer.
| | |
My Son Is Guilty 1939 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bruce Cabot, Julie Bishop, Harry Carey, Glenn Ford, Wynne Gibson, Don Beddoe, John Tyrrell, Bruce Bennett, Edgar Buchanan, Dick Curtis
When cop Tim Kerry's (Harry Carey) son, Ritzy (Bruce Cabot), returns home from prison, dad and friends try to help him go straight. But, the temptation is too great and tragedy results.
| | |
The Noose Hangs High 1948 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Cathy Downs, Joseph Calleia, Leon Errol, Mike Mazurki, Jack Overman, Fritz Feld, Joe Kirk, Ben Welden
When Homer and Ted (Lou Costello and Bud Abbott) try to retrieve stolen money, they end up in the middle of a gambling syndicate's activities.
| | |
Rocky Mountain Mystery 1935 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western / Mystery
aka: The Fighting Westerner
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Randolph Scott, Charles "Chic" Sale, George F. Marion, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Ann Sheridan, Kathleen Burke, James Eagles, Willie Fung, Florence Roberts, Howard Wilson
Larry Sutton (Randolph Scott) is called in to solve a series of murders at a radium mine with the help of the deputy sheriff (Charles "Chic" Sales). Based on a Zane Grey story with an early film appearance by Ann Sheridan.
| | |
The Shaggy Dog 1959 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Tim Considine, Kevin Corcoran, Cecil Kellaway, Alexander Scourby, Strother Martin, James Westerfield, Roberta Shore, Forrest Lewis, Jacques Aubuchon, Ned Wever, Gordon Jones
In this Disney film, Willy Daniels (Tommy Kirk) finds a magic ring that turns him into a shaggy dog, and he must explain who he is to his dog-hating father (Fred MacMurray). Willy is changed back and forth between himself and the shaggy dog, which delights his younger brother, Moochie (Kevin Corcoran). Meanwhile, Willy likes the girl next door, Allison (Annette Funicello). She grows attached to the dog, and Willy finds himself competing with the dog for Allison's attention. The only way that Willy can get out from under the spell is to perform a good deed–and Soviet spies in his neighborhood just might provide the solution.
| | |
Shut My Big Mouth 1942 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Joe E. Brown, Adele Mara, Victor Jory, Fritz Feld, Will Wright, Lloyd Bridges, Forrest Tucker, Pedro de Cordoba, Don Beddoe, Russell Simpson
Wellington Holmes (Joe E. Brown) leaves the city and heads to a frontier town where he ends up face-to-face with outlaws.
| | |
The Time of Their Lives 1946  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Marjorie Reynolds, Binnie Barnes, Gale Sondergaard, John Shelton, Jess Barker, Robert Barrat, Donald MacBride, Ann Gillis
Ghosts Horatio Prim (Lou Costello) and Cuthbert (Bud Abbott) try to prove their innocence 200 years after being denounced as Revolutionary War traitors. Different (and good) movie for the funny duo. 1 User Review
| User Review |
| | Anonymous 07/25/2009 | | I remember this movie from long ago. I do not believe Abbott is a ghost in this one. Lou is a ghost along with a female ghost that were hanged as traitors and condemned to stay on the parcel of land until they proved they were innocent. Very funny movie I have always loved watching it over and over. |
|
| | |
Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus 1960 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family
aka: Toby Tyler
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Bob Sweeney, Richard Eastham, James Drury, Edith Evanson, Tom Fadden, Barbara Beaird, Dennis Olivieri
In this Disney film, Toby Tyler (Kevin Corcoran) is a boy who leaves home to start a new life with the circus.
| | |
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp 1942  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Jack Durant, Florence Rice, Bruce Bennett, Forrest Tucker, James Seay, Eddie Foster, John Harmon, Billy Curtis, Mabel Todd
Two draft rejects (Jackie Gleason and Jack Durant) unwittingly get involved in murder and mayhem.
| | |
Wagon Wheels 1934 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Caravans West
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Randolph Scott, Gail Patrick, Billy Lee, Monte Blue, Raymond Hatton, Jan Duggan, Leila Bennett, Olin Howland, Howard Wilson, Julian Madison, Donald Gray, Colin Tapley
This film, based on a Zane Grey novel, involves the perils that befall a wagon train of settlers heading West. Randolph Scott plays the leader of the wagon train who must overcome attacks of not only bad weather, but Indians and fur traders who do not want settlers in their area.
| | |
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap 1947 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Main, Audrey Young, George Cleveland, Gordon Jones, William Ching, Peter M. Thompson, Olin Howland, Glenn Strange
Chester Primm (Lou Costello) accidentally kills a man and then learns that he is responsible for his victim's debts and family. So, he is saddled with Widow Hawkins (Marjorie Main) and her six children in this very funny movie.
| | |
| 1. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
2. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
3. Babies for Sale (1940)
4. Beau Geste (1939)
5. Born to the West (1937)
6. Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
7. Dance with Me, Henry (1956)
8. Double Crossbones (1951)
9. Forlorn River (1937)
aka: River of Destiny
10. Hell Town (1937)
11. Hey, Rookie (1944)
12. The Last Outpost (1935)
13. Louisiana Hayride (1944)
14. Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
15. Mexican Hayride (1948)
16. Murder with Pictures (1936)
17. My Son Is Guilty (1939)
18. The Noose Hangs High (1948)
19. Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935)
aka: The Fighting Westerner
20. The Shaggy Dog (1959)
21. Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
22. The Time of Their Lives (1946)
23. Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
aka: Toby Tyler
24. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942)
25. Wagon Wheels (1934)
aka: Caravans West
26. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
In The News
|
