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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.7 / 100
1955·Comedy / Romance·1h 20m

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KEYSTONE KOPS

“Slapstick chases!... Pies in faces!... Shapely beauts in bathing suits!”

Harry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman. They decide to follow Gorman's trail to Hollywood where, unbeknownst to them, he has taken the identity of a foreign film director. The lads wind up as stunt doubles in film the which Gorman is now shooting, while the conman tries to have the bungling pair done away with before they realize who he really is.

Above the Line
Charles Lamont·DirectorJohn Grant·WriterLee Loeb·StoryReggie Lanning·Director of PhotographyHerman Stein·Original Music ComposerEdward Curtiss·Editor
Cast
Bud Abbott·Harry 'Slim' PierceLou Costello·Willie 'Tubby' PiperFred Clark·Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei ToumanoffLynn Bari·Leota Van CleefMaxie Rosenbloom·HindsHarold Goodwin·CameramanRoscoe Ates·Wagon DriverMack Sennett·Mack SennettHeinie Conklin·Studio GuardHank Mann·Prop Man
Full Crew
(23 credits)
Directing· 1
Charles Lamont·Director
Writing· 2
Lee Loeb·StoryJohn Grant·Writer
Camera· 1
Reggie Lanning·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Edward Curtiss·Editor
Sound & Music· 10
Henry Mancini·MusicHerman Stein·MusicMiklós Rózsa·MusicFranz Waxman·MusicFrank Skinner·MusicWilliam Lava·MusicHerman Stein·Original Music ComposerWilliam Lava·Original Music ComposerHenry Mancini·Original Music ComposerJoseph Gershenson·Music Director
Art & Design· 6
Bill Newberry·Art DirectionAlexander Golitzen·Art DirectionJay A. Morley Jr.·Costume DesignBud Westmore·Makeup ArtistRussell A. Gausman·Set DecorationJulia Heron·Set Decoration
Production· 1
Howard Christie·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Joan St. Oegger·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
70.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0099CC
#FFFFFF
#FF6600
Mood
Comedic, Chaotic, Energetic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features two exaggerated caricatures of men in blue police uniforms and helmets, falling from the sky with parachutes. Below them, a white cloud-like”

comedy
Key Elements
ParachutesPolice HelmetsPolice UniformsCarsMotorcyclesPistol
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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