The Abbott & Costello Collection Box Set DVD

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2006 marks the 70th anniversary of the formation of Abbott and Costello, the American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them one of the most popular and respected teams in comedy history. To celebrate the anniversary, and the centenary of Lou Costello's birth, Universal Pictures are releasing The Abbott and Costello Collection Box Set which includes all time classics such as 'Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein', 'In the Navy' and 'Buck Privates.'

Bud Abbott (the tall thin straight one) and Lou Costello (the short fat clownish one) officially got together in 1936, and after achieving huge success with their radio sketches, they moved on to films in 1940 when they were signed by Universal Studios and appeared in support roles in "A Night in the Tropics".

The hugely successful 'Buck Pirates' was their breakthrough film in 1941 and it was from this point that they began to be seen as America's favourite comedy team and by the end of 1945 they had starred in 15 movies. The simple, farcical formula of their films was a winning combination as Abbott and Costello became the biggest box office success of the early 40's.

This box set houses some of Abbott and Costello's most celebrated comedy masterpieces, featuring 25 films spread over 13 discs!

Films Comprise:

1. Pardon My Sarong
2. Who Done It
3. Hold That Ghost
4. In The Navy
5. Keep 'Em Flying
6. Ride 'Em Cowboy
7. Buck Privates
8. Night In The Tropics
9. Meet The Killer, Boris Karloff
10. Meet Jekyll And Hyde
11. In The Foreign Legion
12. Keystone Cops
13. Meet Frankenstein
14. Meet The Mummy
15. Meet The Invisible Man
16. Go To Mars
17. Hit The Ice
18. Lost In Alaska
19. The Naughty Nineties
20. The Time Of Their Lives
21. Buck Privates Come Home
22. The World Of Abbott And Costello
23. Here Come The Co-Ed's
24. In Society
25. Comin' Round The Mountain

Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Bruce, Robert Page, Lionel Atwill, Shemp Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Dick Powell, Carol Bruce, Ella Fitzgerald, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi & Bruce Cabot
Director Erle C. Kenton, Edward Bernds, Arthur Lubin, A. Edward Sutherland, Charles Lamont, Jean Yarbrough, Charles Barton, Sidney Miller & William A. Seiter
Certificate PG
Languages English