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Harry and Willie buy the Edison Movie Studio in the year 1912 from Joseph Gorman, a confidence man. They follow Gorman to Hollywood where, as stunt men, they find him directing movies as Sergei Trumanoff and stealing the studio payroll.
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Harry 'Slim' Pierce
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Willie 'Tubby' Piper
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Joseph Gorman - aka Sergei Toumanoff
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Leota Van Cleef
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Hinds
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Cameraman (as Herold Goodwin)
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Wagon Driver
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Mack Sennett
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Sennett Comic
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Prop Man
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doris Barton ...
Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty
Margaret Eubank ...
Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty
Peggy Gordon ...
Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty
Barbara Jones ...
Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty
Dorothy Martinson ...
Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty
Beverly Snyder ...
Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty
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Fat Movie Patron (uncredited)
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Hunter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Cameraman (uncredited)
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Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
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Elderly Guard (uncredited)
Carl Christian ...
Dining Car Waiter (uncredited)
Carole Costello ...
Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
Jack Daly ...
Burglar (uncredited)
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Mike (uncredited)
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Watermelon Peddler (uncredited)
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Jason (uncredited)
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Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
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Dancer in Restaurant scene (uncredited)
Slim Gaut ...
Farmer (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ...
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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Hobo (uncredited)
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Hobo (uncredited)
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Usher / Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Betty Jean Hansen ...
Blonde (uncredited)
Don House ...
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
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Movie Patron (uncredited)
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Cop (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ...
Harvey (uncredited)
Henry Kulky ...
Brakeman (uncredited)
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Studio Guard (uncredited)
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Crying Movie Patron (uncredited)
Allan Ray ...
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Houseley Stevenson Jr. ...
Pilot (uncredited)
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Brakeman (uncredited)
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Pianist (uncredited)
Billy Varga ...
Tough Guy Outside Theatre (uncredited)
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Rudolph Snavely (uncredited)

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Charles Lamont

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John Grant ... ()
 
Lee Loeb ... (story)

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Howard Christie ... producer

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William Lava ... (uncredited)
Henry Mancini ... (uncredited)
Herman Stein ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Reggie Lanning

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Edward Curtiss

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Alexander Golitzen
Bill Newberry

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Russell A. Gausman
Julia Heron

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Jay A. Morley Jr.

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Joan St. Oegger ... hair stylist
Bud Westmore ... makeup artist

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Foster Thompson ... unit production manager (uncredited)

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William Holland ... assistant director
Tom Shaw ... second unit director (uncredited)

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Leslie I. Carey ... sound
William Hedgcock ... sound
Robert L. Bratton ... sound editor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Bob Herron ... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin ... stunts (uncredited)
Vic Parks ... stunts (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joseph Gershenson ... musical director
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Miklós Rózsa ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Adele Cannon ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Taglines When every face wore a custard pie, and vamps broke hearts with a winking eye! See more »
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Also Known As
  • High and Dizzy (United States)
  • Abbott and Costello in the Stunt Men (United States)
  • Deux nigauds et les flics (France)
  • Abbott y Costello contra la poli (Spain)
  • Abbott e Costello Polícias (Portugal)
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  • 80 min
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Budget $743,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia When Willie (Lou Costello) goes to the theatre, the pretty lady in the box office is actually Costello's real-life daughter Carole Costello. She was made up to look much older than her real age. See more »
Goofs The LA cops introduce themselves to Toumanoff as being from "Los-Zangeles". This pronunciation was not officially adopted until 1934. The cops in 1914 would have more likely announced themselves as being from "Lo-Sang-ga-lus". See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The World of Abbott and Costello (1965). See more »
Quotes Harry 'Slim' Pierce: Willie, do you realize the person that puts money in this moving picture business is going to make a fortune?
Willie 'Tubby' Piper: Gimme that money.
Harry 'Slim' Pierce: Now...
Willie 'Tubby' Piper: I gotta put that in the bank like my aunt told me to do.
Harry 'Slim' Pierce: Willie, listen to this. See it right here? Do you want to become rich? If so, invest in this new entertainment medium, Motion Pictures. $5,000 cash buys a fully equipped studio. Willie, opportunity is knocking at your door!
Willie 'Tubby' Piper: Tell 'em I'm not home. I went to the bank.
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