The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles BartonDirector
- Paul DunlapOriginal Music Composer
- Devery FreemanScreenplay
Cast
- Bud AbbottBud Flick
- Lou CostelloLou Henry
- Gigi PerreauShelley
- Rusty HamerDuffer
- Mary WickesMiss Mayberry
- Ted de CorsiaBig Frank
- Ron HargraveErnie
- Frank WilcoxFather Mullahy
- Sherry AlberoniBootsie
- Richard ReevesMushie Nolan
- Eddie MarrLt. Garvey
- Robert ShayneDistrict Attorney Martin Proctor
Stills
Themes
social workergambling debtcarnivalslapstick comedyblack and whitedistrict attorneyamusement parkhidden money