Hyde 1953, abbott and costello meet the mummy 1955, and abbott costello meet the killer. One night in the tropics 1940 universal obscure video and. In response to germany levelling coventry 2 days before, the royal air force begins to bomb hamburg by wars end, 50,000 hamburg residents will have died from allied attacks. It was a typical 1940s romantic musical comedy, starring allan jones perhaps most famous for showboat as well as his work with the marx brothers in a day at the. Their work earned them a twopicture deal with universal, and their next film, buck privates, made them bona fide movie stars.
With allan jones, nancy kelly, robert cummings, bud abbott. Fortunately, this one benefits from a lovely jerome kern score, and from the film debut of bud abbott and lou costello. Jim lucky moore allan jones, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, steve robert cummings. Edward sutherland, it was based upon based on earl derr biggers 1914 novel love insurance and featured a starstudded cast, with allan jones, robert cummings, nancy kelly, william frawley. The complete universal pictures collection is a great box set. All 28 films together in one set in high definition. Watch one night in the tropics full movie in hd visit jim \ one night in the tropics full movie watch online one nigh. Allan jones stars as jim moore, an insurance salesman who comes up with a novel policy for his friend steve robert cummings. Buck privates 1941 audio commentary by authors film historians bob furmanek and ron palumbo abbott and costello in hollywoodtheatrical trailer. Loaded with hours of bonus features and an exclusive collectible book, this is the ultimate tribute to two of the funniest, and most enduring, comedians of all time. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by steves exgirlfriend, mickey, and cynthias disapproving aunt kitty. And its quite possible, in 1940, this was not considered a musical either. One night in the tropics was filmed from august 26 through september 30, 1940 under the film s working title, riviera. Universal offered them a chance to be a supporting act in one night in the tropics.
It had several working titles before universal settled on one night in the tropics, including moonlight in the tropics, love insurance, and caribbean holiday. You get a complete description of one night in the tropics below original title. The ucla film and television archive has a complete copy of this film with all color sequences, but has not released it to anyone. Read the full synopsis of one night in the tropics, 1940, directed by a. It was a typical 1940s romantic musical comedy, starring allan jones perhaps most famous for showboat as well as his work with the marx brothers in a day at the races and a night at the opera, bob cummings and nancy kelly. One night in the tropics 1940 cast and crew abbott and costello cavort around a loveinsurance triangle allan jones, nancy kelly, robert cummings, in their film. Watch one night in the tropics full movie in hd visit movie 29605 jim \ one night in the tropics full movie watch online one nigh. There are some clunky films in the set but the vast majority are winners and. The complete universal pictures collection 80th anniversary bluray edition spans universals 25 years of abbott and costello releases spanning 1940 to 1965, when you count the 1965 compilation film, the world of abbott and costello, anyway. The collection offers everything from their debut film one night in the tropics 1940. Buck privates 1941 the duo accidentally enlists in the u. There arent any massive, epic dance numbers in them, but buck privates features a multitude of songs there are plenty in one night in the tropics, too. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for one night in the tropics 1940.
In the navy 1941 theatrical trailer still gallery production notes. Jim lucky moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, steve. One thing i always forget about with these older films, is that they are all musicals. One night in the tropics movie tv listings and schedule.
Buck privates 1941 audio commentary by authors film historians bob furmanek and ron palumbo abbott and costello in hollywood. The complete universal pictures collection is given a solid if not necessarily remarkable dtshd ma 2. Nov 21, 2019 after a few years, hollywood finally came a calling in 1940. The third film version of earl derr biggers novel love insurance, one night in the tropics stars allan jones as a hotshot insurance salesman who sells a policy to his best pal robert cummings. The team play minor roles but steal the picture with five classic routines, including an abbreviated version of whos on first. Dec 05, 2010 if they were the main focus of this film id dig it a lot more but its still worth seeing for the boys. The original plan was for the second half of the film to take place on the french riviera and the movie to be called riviera, and when that plan was scotched the movie went through various title changes including moonlight in the tropics and caribbean holiday before one night in the tropics was finally settled on.
It had several working titles before universal settled on one night in the tropics, including moonlight. In fact, the have a combined 3rd billing, behind the two stars. One night in the tropics is a 1940 film about complications with two lovers upcoming marriage. While not every single film the comedy duo ever made, we get the vast majority and their best efforts. Written by charles grayson, based on the 1914 novel, love insurance by earl derr biggers. Hyde 1953 rotten tomatoes 71% dance with me, henry 1956 the 30 foot bride of candy rock 1959 show my results. They were just supposed to be minor comic relief in. Abbott and costello made their film debut in this picture and are. Similar to the video transfers, the audio mixes for these films run the gamut of being merely serviceable to being quite good. After a few years, hollywood finally came a calling in 1940. It was hoped that the film would ease paramounts financial plight.
Abbott and costello film stories interview with author film historian james l. One night in the tropics 1940 bud and lou get mixed up in a love insurance scheme. Abbott and costello go to mars 1953 rotten tomatoes 33% abbott and costello meet dr. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by steves exgirlfriend, mickey, and cynthias. One of these color sequences was the pointed heels ballet with albertina rasch and her dancers. The complete universal pictures collection presents no less than 28 feature films starring bud abbott and lou costello, most of them making their hd debut, spanning 1940 to 1955. Commentary with film historians bob furmanek and ron palumbo buck privates production notes theatrical trailer. One night in the tropics movie title in your country. November 15 abbott and costello make their film debut, in one night in the tropics. Each movie is remastered in glorious black and white, with production notes, and theatrical trailers for most films. Turner classic movies airs the blackandwhite television copy of this movie.
Lightweight tale of marriage complications when steve tries to take cynthia to. One night in the tropics 1940 buck privates 1941 in the navy 1941 hold that ghost 1941 keep em flying 1941 ride em cowboy 1942 pardon my sarong 1942. One night in the tropics 1940 buck privates 1941 in the navy 1941 hold that ghost 1941 keep em flying 1941 ride em cowboy 1942. Audio commentary with film historians bob furmanek and ron palumbo.
A night at the opera 1935 official trailer marx brothers movie hd. One night in the tropics 1940 cast and crew moviefone. Its packaged in a box designed as a steamer trunk, adorned with stickers of various abbott and costello movies. Edward sutherland, with allan jones, nancy kelly, bud abbott, at turner classic movies. Factory and, simply put a massive win for fans of classic, vintage, oldtime comedy.
One night in the tropics bluray 1940 romance to the rhythm of the this magical musical of mirth. Nov 18, 2019 the collection offers everything from their debut film one night in the tropics 1940 to their classic crossovers with the universal classic monsters in abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948, as well as abbott and costello meet dr. Dec 02, 2019 as mentioned, the earliest film presented, one night in the tropics, is hardly the place to start for the uninitiated. One night in the tropics 1940 scorethefilms movie blog. The bud and lou material is inserted almost as a sideshow to an otherwise routine soaper of the period great material nonetheless, but some offered up in superior versions later onparticularly the duos bestknown bit. Riviera was an unproduced jerome kern musical from 1937 originally planned for danielle darrieux. Half of the policy is underwritten by tough gamblinghouse owner william frawley, who panics when. One night in the tropics is the film debut of the great comedy team, abbott and costello.
One night in the tropics was filmed from august 26 through september 30, 1940 under the films working title, riviera, an unproduced jerome kern musical from 1937 originally planned for danielle darrieux. Kenton, charles barton two footloose jersey boys with no particular place to go, bud abbott and lou costello finally found themselves literally and figuratively on the burlesque stage. One night in the tropics movie tv listings and schedule tv. One night in the tropics was filmed from august 26 through september 30, 1940 under the films working title, riviera. All 28 films produced during the height of their popularity at universal pictures are here in one collection. It also features william frawley, the future fred mertz of i love lucy. In this film, hotshot insurance salesman allan jones sells a policy to his best pal robert cummings. You get a complete description of one night in the tropics below.
One night in the tropics is a 1940 comedy film noteworthy for being the film debut of abbott and costello. Mar 24, 2012 by all rights, one night in the tropics shouldnt be an abbott and costello movie at all. Mar 22, 2012 one night in the tropics 1940 bud and lou get mixed up in a love insurance scheme. This 1940 comedy marked the debut of radio celebrities bud abbott and lou costello working together as a team on the big screen. One night in the tropics 1940 buck privates 1941 in the navy 1941. Kenton, charles barton two footloose jersey boys with no particular place to go, bud abbott and lou costello finally found themselves literally and figuratively on the. They made 36 movies together from 1940 1955 and i plan to get around to all of them. One night in the tropics 1940 full movie download full hd. One night in the tropics 1940 theatrical trailer still gallery production notes buck privates 1941 audio commentary by authors film historians bob furmanek and ron palumbo abbott and costello in hollywood theatrical trailer still gallery production notes.
Their work earned them a twopicture deal with universal, and their next film, buck privates, made them bonafide movie stars. Just prior to the beginning of production, on august 21, 1940, jones and cummings were guests on abbott and costellos radio show and promoted the film. The british and french navies, together with large numbers of civilian vessels from various nations, complete evacuating 300,000 troops from dunkirk, france to england. One night in the tropics is typical of many musicals of the late 1930s and early 40s. A complete list of all the new years eve marathons on tv this year. The team play minor roles but steal the picture with five of their classic routines, including an abbreviated version of whos on first. One night in the tropics was filmed from august 26 through september 30, 1940 under the film s working title, riviera, an unproduced jerome kern musical from 1937 originally planned for danielle darrieux. One night in the tropics 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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