Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (491 ratings)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play wrestling promoters whose star attraction, Wee Willie Davis, skips town to return to his home in Arabia. While scouring the desert in search of Davis, Bud and Lou inadvertently purchase slave girl Patricia Medina, and with equal inadvertence join the Foreign Legion.… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 19 min.
Directed By
Charles Lamont
Genres
Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 19, 1950 Wide
On DVD
Jun 29, 1994

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    The beginning of the end for the comedy team, but it does have some hilarious moments.

  • Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

    Again, not their best effort, but still a worthy endeavor. It's quick paced and ridiculous, just like you want these films to be.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    In this film Bud and Lou get there first taste in being outside the US, Its comical to see what wasn't political correct in these days. The are on a quest to find a wrestler who broke his contract and left New York for his home tribe in Algiers. Comedy is there but again not like… More

  • Anthony V


    One of the better outings with plenty of funny gags.

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