The best Abbott and Costello movies represent the pinnacle of comedy during Hollywood's Golden Age, but which of their cinematic pairings was their crowning achievement? Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were perhaps the most popular comedy duo from the 1930s well into the late 1950s, and it was their diametrically opposed personalities that made many of the bits work so well. Each got their start on the vaudeville and burlesque circuits and preserved their classic routines on film, including the "Who's on First?" sketch which is still often imitated today.
Of the nearly 40 feature films they starred in together, some hold up better than others, and the very best Abbott and Costello movies still have legions of adoring fans long after their peak of popularity. Whether they were going on globetrotting adventures or spoofing some of the best horror movies of the 1940s, Abbott and Costello typically played similar characters...
Of the nearly 40 feature films they starred in together, some hold up better than others, and the very best Abbott and Costello movies still have legions of adoring fans long after their peak of popularity. Whether they were going on globetrotting adventures or spoofing some of the best horror movies of the 1940s, Abbott and Costello typically played similar characters...
- 6/30/2023
- by Dalton Norman
- ScreenRant
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