Classic Film : Favorite Abbott and Costello movies

Here's the list of all 36 films the boys made, from their first in 1940 through their last in 1956, in order:

One Night in the Tropics
Buck Privates
In the Navy
Hold That Ghost
Keep 'Em Flying
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Rio Rita
Pardon My Sarong
Who Done It?
Hit the Ice
It Ain't Hay
In Society
Lost in a Harem
Here Come the Co-Eds
The Naughty Nineties
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood
Little Giant
The Time of Their Lives
Buck Privates Come Home
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Noose Hangs High
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Mexican Hayride
Africa Screams
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Comin' Round the Mountain
Jack and the Beanstalk
Lost in Alaska
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Dance With Me, Henry

My rankings in the next post.

My picks:

Top:

Buck Privates
In the Navy
Keep 'Em Flying
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Pardon My Sarong
Who Done It?
Hit the Ice
In Society
The Naughty Nineties
The Time of Their Lives
Buck Privates Come Home
A&C Meet Frankenstein
A&C Meet Captain Kidd

Middle:

Hold That Ghost
Little Giant
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Mexican Hayride
Africa Screams
A&C Meet the Invisible Man
Jack and the Beanstalk
Lost in Alaska
A&C Go to Mars
A&C Meet the Mummy

Least:

One Night in the Tropics
Rio Rita
It Ain't Hay
Lost in a Harem
Here Come the Co-Eds
A&C in Hollywood
The Noose Hangs High
A&C Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
A&C in the Foreign Legion
Comin' Round the Mountain
A&C Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A&C Meet the Keystone Kops
Dance With Me, Henry

These films are quite a group- and I rate the top 2 films as -

Little Giant
The Time of Their Lives

There are others just below like -
The Noose Hangs High
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Who Done It?

There is one film that is a sort of tribute to silent movies-
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Then there is their Scooby Doo pilot -
Hold That Ghost

Then to round out my top 10 - the starters or Whose on First?

One Night in the Tropics
Buck Privates
In the Navy

If I had ever been an actor during the boys era, I would have wanted to work with these kids. They still are a unique act.






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