Abbott & Costello in Hollywood / Lost in a Harem

Abbott & Costello in Hollywood / Lost in a Harem
by Charles Reisner, S. Sylvan Simon

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Actor: Bud Abbott, Douglass Dumbrille, John Conte, Lou Costello, Marilyn Maxwell
Director: Charles Reisner, S. Sylvan Simon
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 192 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video

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Movie Review: The boys create chaos outside of their home studio
Summary: 4 Stars

These 2 films were made for MGM (outside of their home studio of Universal). I remember spending weekend afternoons watching these 2 comedies on T.V. as a kid, and loving them.
"Lost In A Harem" seems pretty by-the-numbers for an Arabian spoof. However, it's brightened by, of course, Bud & Lou's hilarious routines as they tangle with an evil sultan. There's even an outrageously surreal moment in which a hypnotizing ploy goes awry and the boys believe they are termites (!!); they both begin eating the furniture!
My personal pick is "Abbott & Costello in Hollywood", a fun romp in which the boys are set loose in Tinseltown. This gives bumbling Lou plenty of opportunities to harass the likes of Rags Ragland, Lucille Ball, etc. Playing Hollywood barbers who become agents for an up-and-coming young actor, they run afoul of an established (and very jealous) actor who will stop at nothing to stay at the top of the heap. Highlights include Bud teaching Lou how to shave a customer (done with lather, a balloon & a blade--you can just envision the results!); Lou posing as a prop dummy in a Western saloon scene ( I laughed until I cried here!); Lou the "teacher" getting outwitted by a class of Hollywood kids; and a rousing slapstick rollercoaster finale.
I gave the set only four stars because the distributors never bothered to clean up the prints--they still look scratched & blurred in places. Nor are there any featurettes, etc., about the boys or the making of the films.
However, I'm just glad they finally made it to DVD for their fans to enjoy!

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Summary of Abbott & Costello in Hollywood / Lost in a Harem

Buzz (Bud Abbott) and Abercrombie (Lou Costello) work in a Tinseltown haircut salon where they usually just take a little off the side. But why not take 10% off the top instead? So the fellas become movie talent agents setting in motion the lights-camera-comedy antics of Abbott and Costello in Hollywood including Costello being mistaken for a prop dummy during the filming of a saloon brawl Bud and Lou coping with insomnia and a pursuit finale in the cars and on the tracks of a roaring roller-coaster. You'll also find Lost in a Harem. Locked in is more like it as the two land in the hoosegow twice where their timing repartee and monkeyshines shine. Douglas Dumbrille plays the evil potentate who uses hypnosis against the boys ? making this a tale of Arabian daze and nights. The grand wazir orders you to watch!Running Time: 172 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?COMEDY UPC:?012569794580 Manufacturer No:?79458

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