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Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

Year:

1950

Duration:

80 min | Argentina:85 min

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Charles Lamont

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1950-09-25

Filming Locations: Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Bobby Barber

Bud Abbott

Bud Jones

Lou Costello

Lou Hotchkiss

Patricia Medina

Nicole Dupre

Walter Slezak

Sgt. Axmann

Douglass Dumbrille

Sheik Hamud El Khalid

Leon Belasco

Hassam--Auctioneer

Marc Lawrence

Frankie--Loan Shark

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Abdullah (as Wee Willie Davis)

Tor Johnson

Abou Ben

Sammy Menacker

Bertram the Magnificent (as Sam Menacker)

Jack Raymond

Ali Ami

Fred Nurney

Commandant

Paul Fierro

Ibn

Henry Corden

Ibrim

Eric Alden

Minor Role (uncredited)

Baynes Barron

Orderly (uncredited)

Guy Beach

Saleem with False Teeth (uncredited)

Barry Brooks

Private (uncredited)

Candy Candido

Skeleton (voice) (uncredited)

Jeff Chandler

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

John Cliff

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Jack Davidson

Thug (uncredited)

Bob Evans

Corporal (uncredited)

David Gorcey

Newsboy (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Thug (uncredited)

Charmienne Harker

Arab Girl (uncredited)

Ted Hecht

Arab Proprietor (uncredited)

George Magrill

Corporal (uncredited)

Frank Malet

Corporal (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

Thug (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Peter Ortiz

Corporal (uncredited)

Ann Robinson

Bathing Suit Girl in Mirage (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt

Orderly (uncredited)

Jack Roper

Guard (uncredited)

Dan Seymour

Josef (uncredited)

Mahmud Shaikhaly

Referee (uncredited)

Jack Shutta

Thug (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Thug (uncredited)

Guy Zanette

Corporal (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Filming was originally scheduled to begin in December 1949, but was postponed when Lou Costello had to undergo an operation for a gangrenous gall bladder in November 1949. Despite having a stunt double, Costello did his own wrestling in the film, only to be rewarded with a wrenched arm socket and a stretched tendon.

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In the mirage sequence the skeleton is voiced by Candy Candido, who would team up with Bud Abbott after Lou Costello died.

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Goofs

When the group, in Axmann's Jeep, rounds the corner with the man on the hood, the wire that pulls off the bed with the man on it can be seen.

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When gunfire riddles the Commandant's office, the wire that yanks off Axmann's hat can be seen.

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While riding in the back of the jeep, Patricia Medina reacts visibly to something hitting her eye after the windshield is shot.

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Quotes

Bud Jones: What's the idea of teaching midgets to wrestle?