What’s on first? – DC Shorts Jan 5
January 5, 2012
What’s on first? – DC Shorts Jan 5
Russ Imrie
In 1941 and 1942, comedic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello output an incredible 8 films. That’s about 1 every 90 days, on average, on film, for two years straight–and this as world war launched. I Don’t Know the Who or the What of how they did it. They probably were not the First. A powerful studio system, like other systems (government, social, and industry) of regulation and control, probably helped. Our world is vastly different. But great films are yet to be made and great lines to be uttered, for better or for first.
| 1941 | Buck Privates | Herbie Brown | Slicker Smith | Universal |
| 1941 | In the Navy | Pomeroy Watson | Smokey Adams | Universal |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost | Ferdinand Jones | Chuck Murray | Universal |
| 1941 | Keep ‘Em Flying | Heathcliffe | Blackie Benson | Universal |
| 1942 | Ride ‘Em Cowboy | Willoughby | Duke | Universal |
| 1942 | Rio Rita | Wishy Dunn | Doc | First of three films for Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Wellington Phlug | Algy Shaw | Universal |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | Mervyn Milgrim | Chick Larkin | Universal |
Abbott and Costello on Wikipedia
