Bud Abbott – MRQE

Showbiz Goes to War (TV)

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States’ war effort.

Little Giant

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he’s a crackerjack salesman. This comedy is somewhat like “The Time of Their Lives,” in that Abbott and Costello don’t have much screen time together and there are very few vaudeville bits woven into the plot.

The Time of Their Lives

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.

“Abbott and Costello Show, The”

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields boarding house. Lous girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.

Behind the Burly Q

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary rebirth. Vintage photos, film clips and ads illustrate burlesque’s resilient history and how the public’s sexual appetite kept it alive amid moral and legal ado.

Mail Call

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Filmed version of the Abbott & Costello’s routine “Who’s on First”

Jack and the Beanstalk

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans.

The World of Abbott and Costello

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A compilation of clips from 19 Abbott & Costello features: The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, In the Navy, Hit the Ice, Who Done It?, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Mexican Hayride, Hold That Ghost, Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, Little Giant, In Society, Ride ‘Em Cowboy, The Naughty Nineties, Buck Privates Come Home, Buck Privates, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Lost in Alaska, Comin’ Round the Mountain, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars and Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy. – Written by Tom Weaver

Dance with Me, Henry

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Bud and Lou are the owners of the amusement park Kiddieland. Bud, a compulsive gambler, gets in trouble with the mob, and Lou finds himself struggling to keep his adopted children. When Bud is forced to make a shady deal, Lou tries to arrange a deal with the DA, but winds up framed for murder.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When the murder of an archaeologist puts a valuable medallion into their hands, Abbott and Costello waste little time in trying to sell it, only to find themselves pursued by police, a slinky adventuress, an Egyptian high priest, and the mummy himself.