Word: costelloism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Done It? (Universal) offers Abbott & Costello in a new role as a pair of amateur detectives, but it is still the same picture they have made seven times before under different titles. The formula has been good enough to make them Hollywood's No. 1 box-office attraction. But this time their act seems a little more corny than usual...
Patiently NBC pointed out that Fidler worked for its recently severed affiliate, the Blue Network. "Red, white or blue," roared Studio Head William Goetz, "it's all NBC to us." The Blue Network stuck by Fidler, so Goetz removed stogied Guest Tierney from Abbott & Costello's show, bountiful Betty Grable from Jack Benny...
Brining Diosa Costello to the last NTS the new Naval group at the school, as they held their first little private party last night, with songs and skits by the S-O's and a pair of girls, who "tap dance" was a "sender" according...
Abbott and Costello have exhausted the usual stage sets for burlesque intermission comedy. Now, after stealing uniforms from the Army and Navy, they are poaching on the domain of Dorothy Lamour. A foursome composed of this comedy team and a colorless love team are shipwrecked on a Lamour island, where the whole squad wastes an hour of celluloid trapping the usual hard-boiled spy ring. Costello canters around in a ridiculous costume, dodging palm trees, spears, and a herd of dusky sarongsterettes who think it's Sadie Hawkin's day. He ends up out of breath, prying adoring arms...
Virginia Bruce is still anemic despite her long rest from film activity, and what acting she does is equally pale. The leading man isn't worth notice, and Costello has, by dint of sheer bulk, crowded Abbott almost off the screen. Briefly, it's Abbott and Costello slightly worse than usual, funny or nauseating, according to your taste. Unconfirmed rumors from Universal's lot say that Dottie Lamour can have her old job back now, while June Priesser must step out and let the comedians go ahead with a new co-ed campus picture to be entitled, "Sweater...