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Title: Abbott and Costello Double DVD for $1 Post by: Scott on November 16, 2005, 04:15:10 PM Bought AFRICA SCREAMS (1949) and JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (1952) on a $1 DVD at Target the other day. Seen them both a number of times in the past, but I wanted to check the quality of the DVD which was decent and was getting some good laughs while reviewing some of the scenes. My favorite all time comedians. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK was also one of my favorite holiday films growing up and AFRICA SCREAMS was always thought of one of their lesser films, but upon viewing it again it was great fun. The film also has Shemp Howard of The Three Stooges fame and Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, and Max and Buddy Baer. Joe Besser is hilarious as the butler. Lot's of laughs for only $1 at Target. That's .50 cents a movie. Not bad. Wonder why only these two Abbott and Costello films made to the public domain departement?
Buddy Baer plays a giant in both JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (1952) and GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN (1958). (http://images.filmfans.co.uk/c/13818.jpg)(http://stevenlehrer.com/images/africa2.jpg) Post Edited (11-16-05 15:20) Title: Re: Abbott and Costello Double DVD for $1 Post by: The Burgomaster on November 17, 2005, 11:16:39 AM I've had my eye on the Abbott and Costello DVD collection for a few months now. There are 4 volumes and each includes several movies. I think each volume is around $15 or $20.
AFRICA SCREAMS has been issued and reissued so many times by different companies . . . geez . . . I remember having it on VHS in the video store where I worked back in the 1980s. Title: Re: Abbott and Costello Double DVD for $1 Post by: BoyScoutKevin on November 18, 2005, 12:17:59 PM "Africa Screams" probably also features the first gay gorilla ever seen in films. When they were making the film, word came down, from whoever decides those things, that the gorilla in the film couldn't be a female gorilla. Of course, which means it had to be a male gorilla. And as it chases Lou through most of the film, it then had to be gay. Thus, a gay gorilla.
Title: Re: Abbott and Costello Double DVD for $1 Post by: Shadowphile on November 18, 2005, 02:15:20 PM God bless the censors. It was likely the grandfather of the man who wanted to put Chewbacca in lederhosen.
Title: Re: Abbott and Costello Double DVD for $1 Post by: Scott on November 18, 2005, 09:06:48 PM I was surpised at all the noteables in AFRICA SCREAMS. Joe Besser was also in the ABBOTT AND COSTELLO TV show a lot and part of THE THREE STOOGES team at one point.
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