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Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection
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Night in the Tropics (1940) Buck Privates
(1941) In the Navy (1941)
Hold That Ghost (1941) Keep 'Em Flying
(1941) Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
Pardon My Sarong (1942) Who Done It? (1942)
It Ain't Hay (1943)
Hit the Ice (1943) In Society (1944) Here Come
the Co-Eds (1945) The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Little Giant (1946) The Time of Their Lives
(1946) Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Mexican Hayride (1948) Abbott and Costello
Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951) Lost in
Alaska (1952) Abbott and Costello Go to
Mars (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Product Description: Get ready to laugh out loud with the most popular comedy duo of all time in Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection! Now, for the first time ever, all 28 films produced during the height of their popularity at Universal Pictures are available in one collection. Featuring their most popular movies such as Buck Privates, Who Done It? and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, this collection is filled with some of the most hilarious routines of all-time including “Who’s on First?” Loaded with hours of bonus features and an exclusive collectible book, this is the ultimate tribute to two of the funniest, and most enduring, comedians of all time! |
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Theatrical Releases: 1940 - 1955
DVD Review: Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection - Region 1 - NTSC
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Re-released in May 2014:
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Distribution | Universal - Region 1 - NTSC | |
Audio | English (2.0) | |
Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, None | |
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Release Information: Edition Details:
• 6 Feature Commentaries by Noted Film Historians
• Meet Seinfeld (45:25)
• World of Abbot and Costello (1:14:41)
• Meet the Monsters (33:03)
• Abbott & Costello: The
Universal Story - 44-page book detailing the legacy of Bud and Lou
plus an overview of their films at Universal including rare photos,
trivia and exclusive introductions from their families.
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This is an overview of the collection which I have in my possession. NOTE: All 28 features of this boxset are housed, two-each, on dual-layered, single-sided, discs and I don't believe they are sold separately at this time. The transfers are all progressive and each coded for region 1 in the NTSC standard. In 2004 Universal released 4 packages, entitled the 'Franchise Collection', with all but one of the films ("It Ain't Hay") in this new 'Complete Universal Pictures Collection' - namely; The Best of Abbott & Costello, Vol. 1, The Best of Abbott & Costello, Vol. 2, The Best of Abbott & Costello, Vol. 3 and The Best of Abbott & Costello, Vol. 4 which all, eventually, went out-of-print being scooped-up by the duo's loyal fan-base. Where some of the controversy lies is that individuals who already own the Franchise sets see that presently buying this new Collection is only way to get "It Ain't Hay" - rumored to finally have completed negotiations with the Damon Runyon estate to distribute it. It is included. Another issue was that the 'Franchise collection' were dual-sided and dual-layered (DVD18) and not 100% compatible with all DVD players and on many that were able to play them experienced intermittent problems. So the collection is complete. This is ALL the Abbot and Costello Universal studio-made films. We've included a screen captures of each film that we feel is Indicative of the overall transfer quality of that particular feature. Some are stronger than others but each are certainly in a watchable condition with only minor speckles and light scratches noticeable as damage. Detail and contrast are variable but overall I'd say quite good and I'll wager these are the same transfers as from the 'Franchise' or perhaps even a notch superior with some cleaning and boosted black levels to bring up sharpness. Grain is visible in some of the features and the condition of each seems very respectable without undue manipulation. I've included three caps from '...Meet Frankenstein' as that is my personal favorite.
Extras are very good indeed. 6 of the features have
full commentaries by Film Historians and authors. They are all quite
professional:
There are optional subtitles for all features and
English for some of the bonus disc supplement compilation documentaries.
I can appreciate the gripes of some
fans about "It Ain't Hay" (perhaps Universal will releases this
as a stand-alone soon) but as far as a complete collection goes this is
quite incredible. The films round out to about $3 each ($3 EACH!)- PLUS
you get the informative commentaries, 2.5 hours of excellent extra
features, the booklet keepsake
and all of it contained in a wonderful replica-trunk case. If you don't
own any of the 'Franchise sets' or were unhappy with the lack of extras
and intermittent playback issues than this set is a super deal. I can't
see how it could have been priced any cheaper for all Universal are
giving you. These are films you can watch at any time - light-hearted
adventure and classic, timeless humor. Recommended! |
Sample Menus
Screen Captures - Disc 1
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
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Screen Captures - Disc 1
Buck Privates (1941)
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Screen Captures - Disc 2
In the Navy (1941) - NOTE: Yes that's 'Shemp'
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Screen Captures - Disc 2
Hold That Ghost (1941)
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Screen Captures - Disc 3
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
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Screen Captures - Disc 3
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
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Screen Captures - Disc 4
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
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Screen Captures - Disc 4
Who Done It? (1942)
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Screen Captures - Disc 5
It Ain't Hay (1943)
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Screen Captures - Disc 5
Hit the Ice (1943)
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Screen Captures - Disc 6
In Society (1944)
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Screen Captures - Disc 6
Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
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Screen Captures - Disc 7
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
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Screen Captures - Disc 7
Little Giant (1946)
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Screen Captures - Disc 8
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
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Screen Captures - Disc 8
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
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Screen Captures - Disc 9
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
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Screen Captures - Disc 9
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
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Screen Captures - Disc 10
Mexican Hayride (1948)
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Screen Captures - Disc 10
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
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Screen Captures - Disc 11
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
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Screen Captures - Disc 11
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
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Screen Captures - Disc 12
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
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Screen Captures - Disc 12
Lost in Alaska (1952)
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Screen Captures - Disc 13
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
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Screen Captures - Disc 13
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
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Screen Captures - Disc 14
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
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Screen Captures - Disc 14
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
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DVD Box Cover |
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CLICK to order from:
Re-released in May 2014:
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Distribution | Universal - Region 1 - NTSC |