Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955): Cast & Plot
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops is a 1955 comedy directed by Charles Lamont, starring Lou Costello as Willie 'Tubby' Piper, Bud Abbott and Fred Clark. It runs 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 20m (80 min)
- Director
- Charles Lamont
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops About?
The premise of Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Fast‑paced slapstick chases, pies to the face and glamorous bathing‑suit beauties abound. Harry and Willie are duped into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by Gorman, who poses as a foreign director. The pair follow him to Hollywood, become stunt doubles on his film, and must thwart Gorman’s attempts to eliminate them while discovering his real identity.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Themes & Keywords
· 40 tags- 1910s
- slapstick comedy
- abbott and costello
- year 1912
- disguised as an american indian
- american indian
- american indian attack
- caucasian actor plays a native american character
- native american
- redface
- palomino
- woman horse relationship
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- horseback riding
- palomino horse
- woman riding a horse
- reference to jimmy valentine
- motorcycle with a sidecar
- con man
- movie studio
- confidence woman
- con artist
- con game
- female con artist
- conning couple
- con team
- silent filmmaking
- film within a film
- performer name in title
- railroad hand car
- car on train tracks
- train
- hollywood california
- police chase
- pie in the face
- filmmaking
- biplane
- keystone kops
- airport
- stuntman
- character name in title
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Cast & Characters
Lou Costello leads the cast as Willie 'Tubby' Piper, with Bud Abbott as Harry 'Slim' Pierce and Fred Clark as Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff. Directed by Charles Lamont; 26 actors are credited in all.
- Director Charles Lamont
- Lou Costello as Willie 'Tubby' Piper
- Bud Abbott as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
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Fred Clark as Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff - Lynn Bari as Leota Van Cleef
Also Starring in Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
· 22 more- Frank Wilcox Rudolph Snavely (uncredited)
- Bess Flowers Dancer in Restaurant scene (uncredited)
- Marjorie Bennett Movie Patron (uncredited)
- Maxie Rosenbloom Hinds
- William H. O'Brien Movie Patron (uncredited)
- Mack Sennett Mack Sennett
- Donald Kerr Harvey (uncredited)
- Heinie Conklin Studio Guard
- Frank Hagney Usher / Ticket Taker (uncredited)
- Harold Goodwin Cameraman
- Sam Flint Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
- Hank Mann Prop Man
- Joe Devlin Mike (uncredited)
- Colin Campbell Elderly Guard (uncredited)
- Roscoe Ates Wagon Driver
- Charles Dorety Watermelon Peddler
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- Paul Dubov Jason (uncredited)
- Joe Besser Hunter (uncredited)
- Henry Kulky Brakeman (uncredited)
- Jack Daly Burglar (uncredited)
- Byron Keith Cop (uncredited)
- Bob Jellison Movie Patron (uncredited)
More from Charles Lamont
More films directed by Charles Lamont: The Kettles in the Ozarks, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Ma and Pa Kettle at Home and Abbott and Costello Go to Mars.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Plot Summary
What happens in Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a brisk, vaudeville-flavored caper, Willie Piper sits in a cramped nickelodeon watching a silent melodrama titled Eliza and the Bloodhounds, where a desperate mother and her young child thread a treacherous escape across a snow-swollen river, chased by a pack of hounds. Willie’s over-the-top reactions soon get him tossed out, while outside, his friend Harry ‘Slim’ Pierce is waiting with a hustler’s gleam in his eye and a newspaper that bears a tempting advert: invest $5,000 in a motion-picture studio. The pitch promises big returns, and the two dreamers, each hungry for a shot at fame, are hardly able to resist.
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Trailers & Videos
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9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the silent melodrama being watched by Willie in the opening nickelodeon?
Cars in Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
10 cars on screen, including the 1928 Ford Model A and the 1917 Indian PowerPlus.
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Packard Twin Six Important role -
1922 Rolls-Royce 40/50 h.p. 'Silver Ghost' Important role
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Abbott y Costello contra la poli” and “Abbott und Costello als Gangsterschreck”.
- Also known as
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- Abbott y Costello contra la poli
- Abbott und Costello als Gangsterschreck
- Абот и Костело упознају Кистоун полицајце
- Deux nigauds et les flics
- Abbott y Costello: Salvados por un pelo
- 两傻大闹摄影场
- Ебботт і Костелло зустрічають поліцейських з Кістоуна
- Gasen i botten
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Movies Like Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops?
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops runs 1 hour 20 minutes (80 minutes).
When was Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops released?
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops was released on February 2, 1955.
Who directed Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops?
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops was directed by Charles Lamont.
More films by Charles Lamont Who is in the cast of Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops?
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops stars Lou Costello as Willie 'Tubby' Piper, Bud Abbott as Harry 'Slim' Pierce and Fred Clark as Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff, among 26 credited actors.
Does Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops have a post-credit scene?
No. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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