Bert Roach Movies

Genres: Comedy   

Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Brenda Joyce, Jacqueline deWit, George Cleveland, ...

Included in the second of Universal's multi-disc DVD sets of Abbott
and
Costello, LITTLE GIANT is a charming film, full of pathos, and NOT
a
standard A&C comedy. First, Abbott and Costello are not a team
here.
It's basically Costello's film, with Abbott in a dual role as both
the
film's antagonist and the antagonist's cousin, who befriends
Costello.
Second, ...

Genres: Musical    Comedy   

Starring: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Ruggles, Charles Butterworth, Myrna Loy, ...

No, really -- I defy anyone to name a movie musical more exuberant, more
creative, more romantic, melodic, hilarious, or escapist; not even "Singin'
in the Rain" equals it. From opening shot (a rhythmic ballet-mechanique of
Paris coming to life at dawn) to fade-out (a happy-ending finale that also
parodies Eisenstein), it's bursting with ingenious ideas.The pre-Code screenplay, rif...