- Actors: Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon, Jimmy Conlin, Charles Lane
- Directors: Sidney Miller
- Writers: Arthur A. Ross, Irving Block, Jack Rabin, Lawrence L. Goldman, Rowland Barber
- Producers: Edward Sherman, Lewis J. Rachmil
- Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home
- DVD Release Date: 16 Aug 2010
- Run Time: 75 minutes
- ASIN: B004CZZZGI
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 90,554 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Finally... in W-i-d-e-s-c-r-e-e-n !
20 Dec 2010
This film is in dire need of a review less than--nearly-- two(2!)years old.
I have a 52" Sony Bravia, widescreen, television. I actually LIKE some OLDER films, but MISS
using my e=n=t=i=r=e "movie"-screen.
The NEW version --the FIRST time-- is available as originally released to theatres.
God bless Amazon.com... however... This title is available on:
1)==> VHS-- pan & scan (cropped),formated to fit an "OLD" TV.--skip it!
2)==> DVD-- " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "--skip it!
3)==> DVD-R Wonder-filmed in Amazorama (1:85-widescreen),
manufactured on demand--
from Columbia Pictures ([...])---------------------BUY it!
This film, released on my tenth birthday[6 August 1959], was remembered for its creapout fac-
tor: released after the star (Lou Costello) died.
It wasn't until my gran'pa (1865-1960) died that I, finally, saw it as part of a triple-feature.
But, alas, even then, at my old-fashioned, soon to be shut down-- small, Illinois town, SQUARE-
screened -- movie theater, the film was cropped to fit THAT screen!
I repeat:
This film actually fits every single [rectangular] (not square) inch of my new 55" TV.
The film, seen for years--horribly-- ONLY as in the, awfully grainy, center-portion of the film.
A little less than half of the picture is missing on You-Tube excerpts... just like I saw it.
The film is BETTER(!)in widescreen. The SFX in "The 50 Foot Woman" and "Colossal (50' Man) Beast"
is cheesy... the special effects--when viewed as a child-- as convincingly real as possible.
See it for yourself... the NEW -- original -- version!
The NEWLY REMASTERED transfer is, individually, made for you. ABBOTT & COSTELLO; AMOS & ANDY;
LAUREL & HARDY; LITTLE RASCALS; THE THREE STOOGES; JERRY LEWIS; and THE CLINTONS, are ac-
quired-tastes... you LOVE 'em, or you HATE 'em. Period.
I find this RELEASE, new, and very refreshing!
The transfer is EXCELLENT!
Just do NOT buy the wrong version.
Not one single scratch on the film, and the special-effects actually LOOK better when they
haven't been magnified, cut, and centered.
Buy the WHOLE picture... do like I did. Throw the old, inferior, VHS and DVD away!
Now!
Remember, you WANT the DVD-R...
See for yourself. Lou Costello in widescreen! Wow! Buy it!
I have a 52" Sony Bravia, widescreen, television. I actually LIKE some OLDER films, but MISS
using my e=n=t=i=r=e "movie"-screen.
The NEW version --the FIRST time-- is available as originally released to theatres.
God bless Amazon.com... however... This title is available on:
1)==> VHS-- pan & scan (cropped),formated to fit an "OLD" TV.--skip it!
2)==> DVD-- " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "--skip it!
3)==> DVD-R Wonder-filmed in Amazorama (1:85-widescreen),
manufactured on demand--
from Columbia Pictures ([...])---------------------BUY it!
This film, released on my tenth birthday[6 August 1959], was remembered for its creapout fac-
tor: released after the star (Lou Costello) died.
It wasn't until my gran'pa (1865-1960) died that I, finally, saw it as part of a triple-feature.
But, alas, even then, at my old-fashioned, soon to be shut down-- small, Illinois town, SQUARE-
screened -- movie theater, the film was cropped to fit THAT screen!
I repeat:
This film actually fits every single [rectangular] (not square) inch of my new 55" TV.
The film, seen for years--horribly-- ONLY as in the, awfully grainy, center-portion of the film.
A little less than half of the picture is missing on You-Tube excerpts... just like I saw it.
The film is BETTER(!)in widescreen. The SFX in "The 50 Foot Woman" and "Colossal (50' Man) Beast"
is cheesy... the special effects--when viewed as a child-- as convincingly real as possible.
See it for yourself... the NEW -- original -- version!
The NEWLY REMASTERED transfer is, individually, made for you. ABBOTT & COSTELLO; AMOS & ANDY;
LAUREL & HARDY; LITTLE RASCALS; THE THREE STOOGES; JERRY LEWIS; and THE CLINTONS, are ac-
quired-tastes... you LOVE 'em, or you HATE 'em. Period.
I find this RELEASE, new, and very refreshing!
The transfer is EXCELLENT!
Just do NOT buy the wrong version.
Not one single scratch on the film, and the special-effects actually LOOK better when they
haven't been magnified, cut, and centered.
Buy the WHOLE picture... do like I did. Throw the old, inferior, VHS and DVD away!
Now!
Remember, you WANT the DVD-R...
See for yourself. Lou Costello in widescreen! Wow! Buy it!
13 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Fans of Abbott & Costello will find this depressing
18 Jan 2000
Costello was tired of "carrying" Abbott and tired of slapstick. He wanted roles to show his range as an actor. Abbott said, "Call me when you're ready to get back together." Costello never called. He probably wished he would have. His last movie, his only starring film without Abbott, is an embarrassment. You can almost read Costello's mind' "what am I doing in this piece of junk? " Poor Lou doesn't get a laugh in the whole film and he just looks sad and lost. He used to be able to sell an audience the most ridiculous situations. In this, he can't even sell walking down the street. Costello never lived to see the premiere. What a shame that this was his last film.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
SPHE Edition (March 4, 2011)
29 Sep 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is my review of the SPHE edition.
The video quality is great.
The film is not so.
There are no subtitles.
I recommend this release for Abbot and Costello completists (even if it's a Costello solo).
The video quality is great.
The film is not so.
There are no subtitles.
I recommend this release for Abbot and Costello completists (even if it's a Costello solo).
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