Danielle Solzman
It’s a holiday delight for comedy fans as Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Collection will soon be available on Blu-ray.
This marks the first time that you will be able to bring home all of these titles in one box set. You get not one but two different films featuring “Who’s On First?” This is a comedy routine for the ages! One version is performed in their 1940 debut film, One Night in the Tropics. The second version is performed in The Naughty Nineties. However, the version on their television show is not included unless it’s featured within the bonus content.
What is included in the set are bonus features, 10 new audio commentaries, a collectible book, and another bonus disc with more than eight hours of content. It couldn’t come at a better time with 2020 marking the 80th anniversary of their first film, One Night in the Tropics. When we talk about the great comedy duos, the list isn’t complete without these two. They’re right there alongside Hope and Crosby, Laurel and Hardy, Burns and Allen, and many more. The Marx Brothers were more than a duo so I’m not counting them. Now, you will be able to bring home all these films and more on just 15 discs.
There are a total of 28 films spread spanning 1940-65 included in the set. Two films with the aforementioned routine and the classic Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
This set is more than just a delight for comedy fans. It’s going to be a must-own for comedy fans! We’re talking about over 40 hours of fun!
Complete List of Films
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
- Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
- Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
- Buck Privates
- Buck Privates Come Home
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
- Comin’ Round the Mountain
- Here Come the Co-Eds
- Hit the Ice
- Hold that Ghost
- In Society
- In the Navy
- It Ain’t Hay
- Keep ‘Em Flying
- Little Giant
- Mexican Hayride
- One Night in the Tropics
- Pardon My Sarong
- Ride ‘Em Cowboy
- The Naughty Nineties
- The Time of Their Lives
- The Wistful Widow
- Who Done It?
Complete List of Bonus Features
Disc 1:
ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
BUCK PRIVATES
· Audio Commentary by authors/film historians Bob Furmanek and Ron Palumbo
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 2:
IN THE NAVY
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
HOLD THAT GHOST
· Audio Commentary by film historian Jeff Miller
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 3:
KEEP ‘EM FLYING
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian Scott Allen Nollen
· Recruitment Short/Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
RIDE ‘EM COWBOY
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian Scott Allen Nollen
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian James L. Neibaur
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 4:
PARDON MY SARONG
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
WHO DONE IT?
· Audio Commentary with film historian Frank Coniff
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 5:
IT AIN’T HAY
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian Scott Allen Nollen
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
HIT THE ICE
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian Scott Allen Nollen
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 6:
IN SOCIETY
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
HERE COME THE CO-EDS
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 7:
THE NAUGHTY NINETIES
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian Scott Allen Nollen
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
LITTLE GIANT
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian Scott Allen Nollen
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 8:
THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES
· Audio Commentary with film historian Frank Thompson
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 9:
THE WISTFUL WIDOW OF WAGON GAP
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN
· Audio Commentary by film historian Gregory William Mank
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 10:
MEXICAN HAYRIDE
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian Scott Allen Nollen
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian Troy Howarth
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 11:
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN THE FOREIGN LEGION
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 12:
COMIN ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
LOST IN ALASKA
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 13:
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO GO TO MARS
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
· Audio Commentary by film historians Tom Weaver and Richard Serivani
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 14:
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KEYSTONE KOPS
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY
· NEW Audio Commentary by author/film historian Troy Howarth
· Theatrical Trailer
· Still Gallery
· Production Notes
Disc 15:
THE WORLD OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET JERRY SEINFELD
ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MONSTERS
Bonus Features:
· NEW Abbott and Costello: Their Lives and Legacy – featuring interviews with Chris Costello (daughter of Lou Costello) and Ron Palumbo (co-author of Abbott and Costello In Hollywood)
· NEW Abbott and Costello: Film Stories – featuring an interview with author/film historian James L. Neibaur (The Monster Movies of Universal Studios)
· NEW Abbott and Costello: Behind the Scenes – Ron Palumbo talks about the various writers and directors
· NEW Abbott & Costello Meet Castle Films – 8 of Abbott and Costello’s best Castle Films 8mm/16mm films
· Outtakes from Pardon My Sarong, It Ain’t Hay, Hit the Ice, Little Giant and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
· The Abbott and Costello Trailer Reel
