Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
Their NEWEST and FUNNIEST by far!
1950 | 80m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Charles Lamont |
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| Writer: | D.D. Beauchamp, John Grant, Martin Ragaway, Leonard B. Stern |
| Staring: |
| Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 05, 1950 |
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| Director: | Charles Lamont |
| Writer: | D.D. Beauchamp, John Grant, Martin Ragaway, Leonard B. Stern |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure |
| Keywords | foreign legion, camel, wrestling, deception, wrestler, treachery, french foreign legion, harem girl, slave girl, army training |
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| William 'Wee Willie' Davis | Abdullah |
| Tor Johnson | Abou Ben |
| Sammy Menacker | Bertram the Magnificent |
| Jack Raymond | Ali Ami |
| Fred Nurney | Commandant |
| Paul Fierro | Ibn |
| Henry Corden | Ibrim |
| Eric Alden | Arab (uncredited) |
| Bobby Barber | Arab on Jeep's Hood (uncredited) |
| Baynes Barron | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Guy Beach | Saleem with False Teeth (uncredited) |
| Barry Brooks | Private (uncredited) |
| Candy Candido | Skeleton (uncredited) (voice) |
| Jeff Chandler | Narrator (uncredited) (voice) |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Lamont | Director |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Johnny Green | Music |
| Walter Scharf | Music |
| Frank Skinner | Music |
| George Robinson | Director of Photography |
| Frank Gross | Editor |
| Ray Jeffers | Set Decoration |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Eric Orbom | Art Direction |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Lloyd Ward | Camera Operator |
| Irving Smith | Gaffer |
| Charles Cowie | Grip |
| D.D. Beauchamp | Story |
| John Grant | Screenplay |
| Martin Ragaway | Screenplay |
| Leonard B. Stern | Screenplay |
| Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| David S. Horsley | Visual Effects |
| Joseph Gershenson | Music Director |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Music |
| Elizabeth Firestone | Music |
| Hans J. Salter | Music |
| Paul Sawtell | Music |
| Walter Schumann | Music |
| Edward Ward | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Arthur | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
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