Comedy ·Adventure · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 20m

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion poster
Director
Charles Lamont
Cast
Bud Abbott as Bud Jones Lou Costello as Lou Hotchkiss Patricia Medina as Nicole Dupre Walter Slezak as Sgt. Axmann Douglass Dumbrille as Sheik Hamud El Khalid Leon Belasco as Hassam--Auctioneer
Crew
George Robinson — Director of Photography Frank Gross — Editor John Grant — Screenplay Martin Ragaway — Screenplay Leonard B. Stern — Screenplay D.D. Beauchamp — Story
Tagline

Their NEWEST and FUNNIEST by far!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Charles Lamont Director George Robinson Director of Photography Frank Gross Editor John Grant Screenplay Martin Ragaway Screenplay Leonard B. Stern Screenplay D.D. Beauchamp Story Robert Arthur Producer
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