Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)

It's one big roar, from shore to shore!

Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane and tavern co-worker Bruce Martindale, but the two bumpkins mix-up a love letter with Captain Kidd's treasure map of Skull Island, leading to them being kidnapped and taken off to the notorious pirate's island.

Date of release
1952-12-27
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (34)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Comedy, Adventure
Director
Charles Lamont

Casting

Interesting facts

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello along with Charles Laughton, who reprised his role as the infamous pirate from the 1945 film Captain Kidd. It was the second film shot in SuperCinecolor, a three-color version of the two-color Cinecolor process that utilized an Eastmancolor negative, as Cinecolor did not offer three-color origination, only two-color origination via bipack.

Production

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd was filmed from February 27 through March 25, 1952. As Universal Pictures would not spend the extra money to produce the film in color, Abbott and Costello opted to produce it themselves. Using a contractual agreement with Universal that permitted them to create one independent film per year, they produced the film using Abbott's company, Woodley Productions.

Charles Laughton, at a low period in his career, was paid just $25,000. On April 6, 1952, shortly after filming was completed, Abbott and Costello hosted an episode of the Colgate Comedy Hour with Laughton as a guest. Later that year, the three men filmed a two-minute commercial for Christmas Seals.

The handcuff scene first performed in Who Done It? (1942) is recycled in the film. In this version, Captain Kidd demonstrates to Oliver how handcuffs should be worn by latching them on himself.

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