USA, 1949
79m
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono, English
An American comedy fantasy film directed by Charles Barton.
Plot Summary
Booksellers Buzz and Stanley are abducted when they pretend to know more about Africa than they really do and are forced to lead an expedition in search of a lost tribe. Along the way they encounter giant apes and cannibals.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Charles Barton
© MCMXLIX [1949] by Nassour Pictures, Inc.
Nassour Studios presents, Huntington Hartford production
Executive in Charge: William Nassour
Produced by: Edward Nassour
Associate Producer: David S. Garber
Executive Production Manager: Joe C. Gilpin
Original Story and Screenplay by: Earl Baldwin
Assistant Director: Joseph Kenny
Dialogue Director: Norman Abbott
Director of Photography: Charles Van Enger
Film Editor: Frank Goss
Music by: Walter Schumann
Sound Recorder: Robert Pritchard
RCA Sound System
Wardrobe Manager: Albert Deano
Special Effects: Carl Lee
Art Director: Lewis Creber
Set Decorator: Ray Robinson
Cast
Bud Abbott (Buzz Johnson)
Lou Costello (Stanley Livington)
Clyde Beatty (himself)
Frank Buck (himself)
Max Baer (Boots)
Buddy Baer (Grappler)
Hillary Brooke (Diana Emerson)
Shemp Howard (Gunner)
Joe Besser (Harry)
Alternative Titles
Abbott and Costello in Africa
Abbott e Costello em Ãfrica – Portugal
Africa strilla – Italy
Afrikan huutoja – Finland
Huuto Afrikasta – Finland
Las minas del rey Salmonete – Spain
Skriket från Afrika – Sweden
Verrücktes Afrika – Austria/Germany
Links
Extracts included in
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
Classified X (1998)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.6 p.4
- Monthly Film Bulletin February 1950 p.29 – credits, synopsis, review
- Motion Picture Herald vol.17 no.6 (7 May 1949) – review
- Radio Times 30 July-5 August 1988 p.13 – review (Films by Geoff Brown)
Books
- The Abbott and Costello Book by Jim Mulholland pp.151-154; 232
- Abbott and Costello on the Home Front: A Critical Study of the Wartime Films by Scott Allen Nollen p.196 – illustrated credits
- The Abbott & Costello Story by Stephen Cox and John Lofflin pp.224-225
- Classic Movie Monsters by Donald F. Glut pp.324-325 – note
- Elliott’s Guide to Home Entertainment (4th Edition) p.1 – credits, review
- Horror and Science Fiction Films: A Checklist by Donald C. Willis p.18 – credits
- The Horror Spoofs of Abbott and Costello: A Critical Assessment of the Comedy Team’s Monster Films by Jeffrey S. Miller pp.24, 53, 79, 201, 215, 218
- The Illustrated Dinosaur Movie Guide by Stephen Jones p.36 – credits, review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.5 – credits
- Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film and Television Credits Volume II p.734 – credits
- Video Source Book (13th Edition) p.37 – credits
