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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
★ 6.2/10•1950•1h 20m•NR•Comedy•Adventure

Their NEWEST and FUNNIEST by far!

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.

Charles Lamont · Director

Martin Ragaway · Screenplay

Leonard B. Stern · Screenplay

John Grant · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 5, 1950

Actors

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Bud Jones

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Lou Hotchkiss

Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina

Nicole Dupre

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Sgt. Axmann

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Sheik Hamud El Khalid

Leon Belasco

Leon Belasco

Hassam--Auctioneer

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Frankie

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Abdullah

Tor Johnson

Tor Johnson

Abou Ben

Sammy Menacker

Sammy Menacker

Bertram the Magnificent

Jack Raymond

Ali Ami

Fred Nurney

Fred Nurney

Commandant

Paul Fierro

Paul Fierro

Ibn

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

Ibrim

Eric Alden

Eric Alden

Arab (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Arab on Jeep's Hood (uncredited)

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