Abbott & Costello: Complete Universal Pictures Collection on DVD (Oct 28)

15-disc Box Set (28 films) includes hours of bonus features and exclusive collectible book!

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By Mondo Kane
FIRST ONLINE Oct 8, 2008

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Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection

Now, for the first time ever, all 28 films produced during the height of their popularity at Universal Pictures are finally available in one prestigious collection! This expansive DVD Box Set is filled with some of the most hilarious routines of all time, including "Who's on First?", Two Tens for a Five" and "Mustard" (SRP $119.98).

Featuring their most popular movies, such as Buck Privates, Who Done It? and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Loaded with hours of bonus features and an exclusive collectible book! The ultimate tribute to two of the funniest and most enduring comedians of all time!

-Presented on 15 single-sided discs
-All 28 films are in B&W (w/English 2.0 Mono sound)
-Includes exclusive book: Abbott & Costello: The Universal Story (with details on the team's legacy and their films at Universal Pictures)
Bonus Disc:
-The World of Abbott and Costello
-Abbott & Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
-Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters

LIST OF MOVIES -
One Night In The Tropics
Buck Privates
In The Navy
Hold That Ghost
Keep 'Em Flying
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Pardon My Sarong
Who Done It?
It Ain't Hay
Hit The Ice
In Society
Here Come The Co-Eds
The Naughty Nineties
Little Giant
The Time Of Their Lives
Buck Privates Come Home
The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap
Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein
Mexican Hayride
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
Lost In Alaska
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

Synopsis:
DISC 1:
1) One Night in the Tropics (1940) - Bud and Lou get mixed up in a "Love Insurance" scheme.
2) Buck Privates (1941)- The duo accidentally enlists in the U.S. Army to avoid getting arrested
BONUS FEATURES:
-Commentary with Film Historians Bob Furmanek and Ron Palumbo (Buck Privates)
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 2:
3) In the Navy (1941) - Bud and Lou are sailors bound for duty on the high seas in this musical comedy.
4) Hold that Ghost (1941) - The boys inherit a haunted house formerly owned by a mobster.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Commentary with Film Historian Jeff Miller (Hold That Ghost)
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 3:
5) Keep `Em Flying (1941) - Bud and Lou enlist in the Army Air Corps and get caught up in a love triangle.
6) Ride `Em Cowboy (1942) - The duo head to the Lazy S ranch to hide after Lou accidentally proposes to an Indian girl.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 4:
7) Pardon My Sarong (1942) - Bud and Lou travel to the South Seas where Lou is mistaken for a legend.
8) Who Done It? (1942) - The boys are suspected of murder while being targeted by the actual killer.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Commentary with Film Historian Frank Coniff (Who Done It?)
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 5:
9) It Ain't Hay (1943) - Only film not previously on DVD
10) Hit the Ice (1943) - Bud and Lou hit the slopes at the Sun Valley Resort after getting mixed up with gangsters.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 6:
11) In Society (1944) - The boys find themselves in hot water after a plumbing job goes wrong at a high society bash.
12) Here Come the Co-Eds (1945) - Bud and Lou head to campus and attempt to save Bixby College from closing down.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 7:
13) The Naughty Nineties (1945) - Set aboard the River Queen showboat, Bud and Lou perform their legendary "Who's on First?" routine.
14) Little Giant (1946) - Lou plays a little man with big dreams and ends up selling vacuum cleaners.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 8:
15) The Time of Their Lives (1946) - Mistaken as a traitor, Lou's ghost is trapped in Danbury Mansion until his innocence is proven.
16) Buck Privates Come Home (1947) - Bud and Lou return to civilian life and get involved in midget car racing in the sequel to Buck Privates!
BONUS FEATURES:
-Commentary with Film Historian Frank Thompson (The Time of Their Lives)
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 9:
17) The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) - Accused of murder, Lou is forced to take care of a widow and her children on a farm.
18) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) - Bud and Lou encounter Frankenstein's monster, Dracula and The Wolf Man.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Commentary with Film Historian Gregory W. Mank (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 10:
19) Mexican Hayride (1948) - Bud and Lou head south of the border after getting mixed up in an oil stock scheme.
20) Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) - The boys meet up with Boris Karloff after a guest is murdered at their hotel.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 11:
21) Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) - Bud and Lou head to Algeria on business and are tricked into joining the Foreign Legion.
22) Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) - As novice private detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with The Invisible Man.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 12:
23) Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) - Lou discovers he is heir to a secret fortune, and the boys search for the hidden treasure.
24) Lost in Alaska (1952) - Bud and Lou save an ex-sheriff, then discover he is the target of every hitman in the Yukon.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 13:
25) Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) - The boys accidentally take off for Mars and end up in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
26) Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) - The duo are American cops in London to study police tactics. They wind up in jail and are bailed out by Dr. Jekyll. Jekyll has been murdering fellow doctors who laugh at his experiments. He has more murders in mind. At one point the doctor's serum gets injected into the pair.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Commentary with Film Historians Tom Weaver and Richard Scrivani (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

DISC 14:
27) Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) - Harry and Willie buy the Edison Movie Studio in the year 1912 from Joseph Gorman, a confidence man. They follow Gorman to Hollywood where, as stunt men, they find him directing movies as Sergei Trumanoff and stealing the studio payroll.
28) Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) - In Egypt Peter and Freddie find the archaeologist Dr. Zoomer murdered before they can return to America. A medallion leads them to a crypt where a revived mummy provides the terror.
BONUS FEATURES:
-Production Notes
-Theatrical Trailer

Bonus Disc (DISC 15):
-Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
-Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Monsters
-The World of Abbott and Costello - A compilation of clips from 19 Abbott and Costello features

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Thursday, October 9, 2008

r-u-serious

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January 2008

woo hoo!!!

I can hardly wait...it is about time they finally brought out a collection like this

Thursday, October 9, 2008

wolvinator

Member since:
January 2008

Picture makes them look like lovers. Everybody talks about getting high def equipment and then buy the oldest crap ever from tv, lol.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Member since:
January 2004

Quote:
Picture makes them look like lovers. Everybody talks about getting high def equipment and then buy the oldest crap ever from tv, lol.

Firstly, these were theatrical presentations, not TV programs.

Secondly, some of these features were among the top box office leaders in the years they were released.

Thirdly, I own all of the previous A&C collections on DVD, and even on flipper discs with two films a side, the image quality of these films were quite good, especially when upscaled. As a matter of fact, they could even benefit from a transfer to Blu-ray, IMO.

Lastly, I've heard that the original King Kong from 1933 is going to get a Blu-ray release. I, for one, will be first in line. Yes, first in line to buy a High Def version of a 75 year old film. I bought Speed Racer, a newly released film, only because of reports that it looks fabulous on Blu-ray, and yes, it does loo spectacular. But despite of all the eye candy, I don't see myself wanting to watch it again for any reason other than to show off my home theater, and even then, I would only show one of the race scenes, and then stick it back on the shelf. Then I would put on The Searchers, Casablanca, or How the West was Won.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Member since:
March 2002

"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" is a cinema classic. It was Bela Lugosi's final formal film performance as Dracula (and actually only his second or third performance as the Count ever). It's also one of my favorite comedies.

People need to remember that a film's age has nothing whatsoever to do with its quality. I say that because some of my former students seemed to believe that anything older than they were couldn't possibly be any good. And I think that applied to people, too.

John

Friday, October 10, 2008

Member since:
January 2004

John, here's something you may relate to.

I was born in 1962. Until I was around 14, we could only get 2 channels on TV, VCR's were barely even available, let alone movies on tape,and there were only two theaters in town. Yet, I was extremely well versed in films pre-1960 before I was 20, and knew all the major film stars since the beginning of cinema from Chaplin to John Wayne, and even directors lie Bergman and Fellini. Meanwhile, most 14 year-olds today in this day and age of 500 cable channels, you tube, and downloadable pirate movies don't know anything that didn't happen in the last 5 years.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Member since:
March 2002

Kilgore,

Thanks much for sharing that. Part of the concern is that people growing up in the 1950s and 60s had a wide range of old movies to watch on TV. It was pre-cable, and local stations filled in their time slots with older films (some foreign) that they got from the studios. Now that we have cable, except for the occasional channel like Turner Classic Movies, most cable movie channels only show relatively new movies. You have to hunt down old movies on disc, and most young people are unwilling to do that (or even know where to start). Too bad. Their loss.

John

Friday, October 10, 2008

steveo73

Member since:
February 2008

Life was a carnival! We entertained ourselves! We didn't need moooovin' pitchurrrres. In my day, there was only one show in town -- it was called "Stare at the sun!" ... That's right! You'd sit in the middle of an open field and stare up at the sun till your eyeballs burst into flames! And you thought, "Oh, no! Maybe I shouldn't've stared directly into the burning sun with my eyes wide open." But it was too late! Your head was on fire and people were roastin' chickens over it. ... And that's the way it was and we liked it!

Sorry Kilgore, couldn't resist