Research Catalog

Title

The annotated Abbott and Costello : a complete viewer's guide to the comedy team and their 38 films / Matthew Coniam and Nick Santa Maria ; foreword by John Landis.

Author

Coniam, Matthew, 1973-

Publication

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Santa Maria, Nick
• Landis, John, 1950-

Description

482 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

"Abbott and Costello were the most popular comedians of the 1940s, with burlesque-inspired routines that enthralled audiences on both radio and television. However, their films have oddly not received the same level of attention from critics and writers as those of other comedy teams. This book is a scene-by-scene, film-by-film guide to their movies, making a compelling case for their inclusion at the very top table of comic artists. Featuring new research and some surprising revelations, the book will introduce nervous newcomers to the delights of this uproarious team and provide confirmed fans with the ultimate companion to their work. Also included is a foreword by John Landis, the celebrated director and Abbott and Costello devotee"--

Subject

• Abbott and Costello (Comedy team)
• Abbott and Costello films
• Comedy films > United States > History and criticism
• Comedy films
• United States

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Film criticism.
• Filmographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword / by John Landis -- Introduction 1: The Case for Abbott and Costello -- Introduction 2: The Art of Abbott and Costello -- One Night in the Tropics (1940) -- Buck Privates (1941) -- In the Navy (1941) -- Hold That Ghost (1941) -- Keep 'Em Flying (1941) -- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) -- Rio Rita (1942) -- Pardon My Sarong (1942) -- Who Done It? (1942) -- It Ain't Hay (1943) -- Hit the Ice (1943) -- In Society and A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944) -- Lost in a Harem (1944) and Mail Call (1944) -- Here Come the Co-Eds (1945) -- The Naughty Nineties (1945) -- Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945) -- Little Giant (1946) -- The Time of Their Lives (1946) -- Buck Privates Come Home (1947) -- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) -- The Noose Hangs High (1948) -- viii Table of Contents -- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) -- Mexican Hayride (1948) -- Africa Screams (1949) and 1,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) -- Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer (1949) -- Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) -- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) -- Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) -- Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) -- Lost in Alaska (1952) -- Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) -- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) -- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) -- and Fireman Save My Child (1954) -- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) -- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) -- Dance with Me, Henry (1956) -- The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959) -- The World of Abbott and Costello (1965).

Call Number

MFL 23-3535

ISBN

• 9781476682440
• 1476682445
• 9781476647760 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2022052090

OCLC

1304816776

Author

Coniam, Matthew, 1973- author.

Title

The annotated Abbott and Costello : a complete viewer's guide to the comedy team and their 38 films / Matthew Coniam and Nick Santa Maria ; foreword by John Landis.

Publisher

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Note

CATALOG OF FILMS BY DOUBLE ACT.

Added Author

Santa Maria, Nick, author.

Landis, John, 1950- writer of foreword.

Research Call Number

MFL 23-3535