<i>Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops</i>

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

<p><i><b>Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops</b></i> is a 1955 <a href="/en/Comedy_film" title="Comedy film" class="wl">comedy film</a> directed by <a href="/en/Charles_Lamont" title="Charles Lamont" class="wl">Charles Lamont</a> and starring the comedy team of <a href="/en/Abbott_and_Costello" title="Abbott and Costello" class="wl">Abbott and Costello</a>.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, D...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vevent mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border"><a href="/en/File:Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_the_Keystone_Kops_(1955_film)_poster.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_the_Keystone_Kops_(1955_film)_poster.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_the_Keystone_Kops_%281955_film%29_poster.jpg/220px-Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_the_Keystone_Kops_%281955_film%29_poster.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="366" data-file-height="272" data-file-type="bitmap" height="163" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_the_Keystone_Kops_%281955_film%29_poster.jpg/330px-Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_the_Keystone_Kops_%281955_film%29_poster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_the_Keystone_Kops_%281955_film%29_poster.jpg 2x" alt="Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_the_Keystone_Kops_%281955_film%29_poster.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Charles_Lamont" title="Charles Lamont" class="wl">Charles Lamont</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Screenplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/John_Grant_(screenwriter)" title="John Grant (screenwriter)" class="wl">John Grant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Story by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Lee_Loeb" title="Lee Loeb" class="wl">Lee Loeb</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data">Howard Christie</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Bud_Abbott" title="Bud Abbott" class="wl">Bud Abbott</a><br><a href="/en/Lou_Costello" title="Lou Costello" class="wl">Lou Costello</a><br><a href="/en/Fred_Clark" title="Fred Clark" class="wl">Fred Clark</a><br><a href="/en/Mack_Sennett" title="Mack Sennett" class="wl">Mack Sennett</a><br><a href="/en/Joe_Besser" title="Joe Besser" class="wl">Joe Besser</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data">Reggie Lanning</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Edward_Curtiss" title="Edward Curtiss" class="wl">Edward Curtiss</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/William_Lava" title="William Lava" class="wl">William Lava</a><br><a href="/en/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini" class="wl">Henry Mancini</a><br><a href="/en/Herman_Stein" title="Herman Stein" class="wl">Herman Stein</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br>company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/en/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures" class="wl">Universal-International</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Universal Pictures</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">January 31, 1955</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">78 min.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$743,520<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>
<p>After the film was completed, <a href="/en/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures" class="wl">Universal-International</a> wanted to rename it <i>Abbott and Costello in the Stunt Men</i>, because they did not consider the "<a href="/en/Keystone_Cops" title="Keystone Cops" class="wl">Keystone Kops</a>" to be relevant anymore. However, in October 1954, the studio relented and agreed to use the "Keystone Kops" name.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></p>



Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops is a 1955 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. After the film was completed, Universal-International wanted to rename it Abbott and Costello in the Stunt Men, because they did not consider the "Keystone Kops" to be relevant anymore. However, in October 1954, the studio relented and agreed to use the "Keystone Kops" name. 