This was kind of in the middle of the abbott and costello adventures. And in color! The big guest star in this one is charles laughton, as captain kidd. Because he had just played "captain kidd" a few years back! Not to mention captain bligh. In the film, puddin and rocky get captain kidd to bring them along on a voyage, since they have a copy of the treasure map. The usual pratfalls, one and two liners. Mixups and misunderstandings. Every now and then, they break out in song, which isn't really my thing, but the 1950's was kind of the musical decade. Insults and smacks from abbott. And pretty much everyone gets hit on the head with a shovel! It's silly and wacky and zany. A fun change of pace for laughton, after all his heavy films. Laughton was probably best known for mutiny and witness, but he actually won the oscar for henry VIII. They even make a shakespeare joke. Directed by charles lamont. Lou costello died so young at 52.
Review of Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
