The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles LamontDirector
- Henry ManciniOriginal Music Composer
- William LavaOriginal Music Composer
- Herman SteinOriginal Music Composer
- John GrantWriter
Cast
- Bud AbbottHarry 'Slim' Pierce
- Lou CostelloWillie 'Tubby' Piper
- Fred ClarkJoseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff
- Lynn BariLeota Van Cleef
- Maxie RosenbloomHinds
- Harold GoodwinCameraman
- Roscoe AtesWagon Driver
- Mack SennettMack Sennett
- Heinie ConklinStudio Guard
- Hank MannProp Man
- Joe DevlinMike (uncredited)
- Paul DubovJason (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
con manslapstick comedycon artistpolice chasehollywoodblack and whitesilent filmbiplanekeystone kopsmovie studio