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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945 · 83 min

A breezy, gag-filled romp through a Hollywood studio, full of slapstick chaos and rapid-fire banter that keeps you smiling without asking much of you.

Tagline
A double-barrelled fun birst!
Overview
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • deception
  • celebrity
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Frances Rafferty, Bob Haymes, Jean Porter, Warner Anderson, Rags Ragland, Mike Mazurki
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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