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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
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| Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | |
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 Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd Theatrical Poster |
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Produced by | Alex Gottlieb |
| Written by | Howard Dimsdale John Grant |
| Starring | Bud Abbott Lou Costello Charles Laughton Hillary Brooke Leif Erickson |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
| Editing by | Edward Mann |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | December 27, 1952 |
| Running time | 70 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $702,000 |
| Preceded by | Lost in Alaska (1952) |
| Followed by | Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) |
| IMDb profile | |
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd is a 1952 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello and Charles Laughton, who reprised his role as the infamous pirate from the 1945 film Captain Kidd.
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Oliver "Puddin' Head" Johnson (Lou Costello) and Rocky Stonebridge (Bud Abbott) are on their way to the Death's Head Tavern where they work. They encounter Lady Jane (Fran Warren) who asks them to bring a love note to the Tavern's singer, Bruce Martingale (Bill Shirley). Meanwhile, at the tavern, the infamous Captain Kidd (Charles Laughton) is dining with Captain Bonney (Hillary Brooke), a female pirate. She is accusing Captain Kidd of raiding ships in her territory and she is asking for restitution. Captain Kidd informs her that he has hid the treasure on Skull Island and the only map to its location is with him. He agrees to take her to the island on his ship, with her ship to follow behind them. As they discuss this, Oliver waits on them and accidentally switches the map for the love note that he is carrying. Rocky discovers what has happened and goes to Captain Kidd. He demands a share of the treasure, and a place on the voyage, for the return of the map. Kidd agrees, but his actual motive is to kill the two of them once the map is back in his hands.
The voyage begins, with the addition of Bruce who has been shanghaied, and Kidd unsuccessfully attempts to regain the map throughout the sailing. Meanwhile, Captain Bonney mistakes the love note for her and thinks that it was Oliver who wrote it. Also during their sailing, Kidd attacks another ship, which happens to have Lady Jane on board, and she is kidnapped.
The ships finally arrive at Skull Island and Oliver and Rocky begin to dig up the treasure while Kidd reveals his intention to dispose of them and Captain Bonney. They tip her off and her crew attacks. The treasure is recovered by Oliver and Rocky, and Captain Bonney's crew defeat Kidd's, and he becomes her prisoner.
- It was filmed from February 27 through March 25, 1952.
- Since Universal wouldn't spend the money to make an Abbott and Costello film in color, they decided to do it themselves. Using the agreement with Universal that they could make one independent film per year, they made this film using Abbott's company, Woodley Productions and their first color film, Jack and the Beanstalk, using Costello's company, Exclusive Productions.[1]
- It was re-released in 1960 by RKO Pictures.
- Shortly after filming was completed, on April 6, Abbott and Costello hosted an episode of the Colgate Comedy Hour and brought Laughton along as a guest. Later that year, the three of them filmed a two-minute commercial together for Christmas Seals.
- Handcuff Scene, first used in Who Done It?, is used again here. This time Captain Kidd demonstrates to Oliver how handcuffs should be worn by putting them on himself.
- ^ Furmanek, Bob and Ron Palumbo (1991). Abbott and Costello in Hollywood. New York: Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-51605-0
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