Bud Abbott
William Alexander "Bud" Abbott was an American actor, producer and comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. DinkelpussA young boy trades the family cow for magic beans. Ascending the beanstalk with the butcher who...
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
as Chick YoungBaggage handlers Bud and Lou accidentally stumble upon Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and the...
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Bud AlexanderAs novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Peter PattersonStranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.
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Buck Privates
as Slicker SmithPetty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The...
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Hold That Ghost
as Chuck MurrayTwo bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will....
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
as DukeTwo peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...
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Africa Screams
as Buzz JohnsonWhen bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know...
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Casey EdwardsLost Caverns Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips is suspected of murder. Swami Talpur tries to...
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Terror in the Aisles
as Chick (archive footage) (uncredited)A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all...
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The Time of Their Lives
as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph GreenwayTwo ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th...
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Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Bud JonesJonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks...
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Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as LesterLester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it...
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Dance With Me, Henry
as Bud FlickBud and Lou are the owners of the amusement park Kiddieland. Bud, a compulsive gambler, gets in...
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Comin' Round the Mountain
as Al StewartAl Stewart and Wilbert are magicians doing a stage act when they run into Wilbert's cousin,...
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this...
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The Big Parade of Comedy
as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
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Who Done It?
as Chick LarkinTwo dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio...
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One Night in the Tropics
as AbbottJim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a...
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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as SlimAs American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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In the Navy
as Smokey AdamsPopular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias,...
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The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels,...
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In Society
as Eddie HarringtonTwo bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets...
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It Ain't Hay
as Grover MockridgeAbbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after...
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The Naughty Nineties
as Dexter BroadhurstIn the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first...
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Lost in a Harem
as Peter JohnsonTwo bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic...
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Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World...
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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
as Rocky StonebridgeTwo hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane...
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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf...
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The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
as HimselfFeaturing the routines that made them comedy legends like “Who’s On First?,” and “The Lemon...
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The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Duke EganChester Wooley and Duke Egan are travelling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana...
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...
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Little Giant
as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. ChandlerLou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the...
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic...
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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Chick Young (archive footage)A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Buzz KurtisWhen two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony...
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Buck Privates Come Home
as Slicker SmithTwo ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French...
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Lost in Alaska
as Tom WatsonAfter two volunteer firemen rescue a gold prospector from suicide, they discover that the police...
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The Noose Hangs High
as Ted HigginsTwo window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to...
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Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits,...
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The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.
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Pardon My Sarong
as Algernon 'Algy' ShawA pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading...
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Hit the Ice
as Flash FultonFlash Fulton (Bud Abbott) and Weejie McCoy (Lou Costello) take pictures of a bank robbery. Lured...
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Horrible Horror
as Chick in 'Abbott and Costello Meet FrankensteinA collection of trailers and previews from various low-budget horror films of the '50s and '60s.
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Rio Rita
as DocDoc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican...
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Mexican Hayride
as Harry LambertTwo con men selling phony stock flee to Mexico ahead of the law, where they run into a woman...
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Here Come the Co-eds
as Slats McCarthyMolly, her brother, Slats, and his pal, Oliver, are taxi dancers at the Miramar Ballroom. As a...
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The Many Faces of Dracula
as Chick Young (archive footage)Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed...
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as Harry 'Slim' PierceHarry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman....
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Behind the Burly Q
as Himself (archive footage)Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of...
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Keep 'Em Flying
as Blackie BensonWhen a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants...
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of...
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (archive footage)Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The...
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Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (Archive Footage)Jerry Seinfeld celebrates the lives and careers of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Featured are...
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Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Himself (archive footage)A compilation that highlights works from the Three Stooges. It includes the shorts Brideless...
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Abbott and Costello in the Movies
as HimselfSee America's funniest comedy team in rare movie trailers, hilarious highlights, belly-busting...
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The World of Abbott and Costello
as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)A compilation of clips from 19 Abbott & Costello features: The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, In...
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Knights of the Bath
as Eddie (archive footage)Short film cobbled from the Abbott & Costello feature In Society for the home movie market.
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Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as uncreditedA biography of comedian duo Bud Abbott & Lou Costello
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Mail Call: Who's On First
as uncreditedFilmed version of the Abbott & Costello's routine "Who's on First"
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Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2
as uncreditedOffering 1950s television audiences night after night of vaudeville-style hilarity, comic...
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Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1
as uncreditedJoin the most popular comedy team in history with a collection of their most loved classic...
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Kitchen Mechanics
as uncreditedLou and Bud start their new job as live-in caretakers on a college campus by trying - very...
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Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
as AbbottChristmas themed episode of the colgate comedy hour.
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!
as (archive footage)A documentary from Universal about the movie Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - HostThe Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as SelfThe Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Abbott and Costello Show
as uncreditedBud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary...
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Svengoolie
as Chick YoungThe host Svengoolie talks about various horror movies, gives an introduction to them and...
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General Electric Theater
as Ernie KauffmanGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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