Abbott & Costello Meet The Keystone Kops (1955)

Set during the era of silent movies, two friends (Bud Abbott, Lou Costello) invest $5,000 in a movie studio in New Jersey only to find out they've been swindled by a con man (Fred Clark) and his mistress (Lynn Bari). They travel West to California by train and foot determined to find the swindler and get their money back. Directed by Charles Lamont (MA AND PA KETTLE). I've seen all of the Abbott and Costello comedies and this one is pretty much the bottom of the barrel. There are a couple of amusing moments but they're really rehashes of bits that we've seen in previous A&C comedies and done better. The duo just seems tired and the lame script does them no favors. After 15 years as a top comedy team and 34 films together, Abbott & Costello would do one more film, ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY (1955) before ending their professional relationship. Fortunately, it's much better than this effort and they went out on a relatively high note. With Maxie Rosenbloom, Frank Wilcox and a cameo by Mack Sennett.