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Tag Archives: Charles Barton
Africa Screams
Africa Screams is a 1949 Abbott & Costello film, and almost everything about the plot can be determined simply from that sentence fragment. Under direction from Charles Barton, Bud Abbott plays his usual slick salesman persona, while Lou Costello is … Continue reading →
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The Noose Hangs High
Like a lot of people today, I’m familiar with Abbott & Costello more by reference than by direct experience. We’ve grown up with caricatures of the two comedians in cartoons (particularly Looney Tunes and other cartoons that were contemporary to … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1940s, 3 Stars, Abbott & Costello, Bud Abbott, Cathy Downs, Charles Barton, Joseph Calleia, Leon Errol, Lou Costello, movies, Noose Hangs High, reviews
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