Pardon My Sarong (1942)

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One of the most often revived of Abbott & Costello's early-1940s films, Pardon My Sarong casts Bud and Lou as Chicago bus drivers Algy Shaw and Wellington Pflug. At the behest of millionaire playboy Tommy Layton (Robert Paige), Algy and Wellington hijack their own bus and speed off to California so… More One of the most often revived of Abbott & Costello's early-1940s films, Pardon My Sarong casts Bud and Lou as Chicago bus drivers Algy Shaw and Wellington Pflug. At the behest of millionaire playboy Tommy Layton (Robert Paige), Algy and Wellington hijack their own bus and speed off to California so that Tommy won't be late for an important yachting race. Our heroes are hotly pursued by bus-company troubleshooter Kendall (William Demarest), while Tommy's trail is dogged by rival yacht-owner Joan Marshall (Virginia Bruce). Eluding Kendall when they inadvertently drive their bus into the ocean, Algy and Wellington are rescued by Tommy and Joan, who through a plot wrinkle have been forced to share the same yacht. After several days of drifting aimlessly across the Pacific, the yacht ends up on a remote South Sea Island, where Algy and Wellington flirt capriciously with the local native girls. Through a fluke, Wellington is served up as a sacrifice victim and ordered to enter a sacred volcanic mountain-which happens to be the hideout for jewel thief Varnoff (Lionel Atwill) and his gang. The story wraps up with a zany Sennett-like chase, with Wellington attempting to rescue the kidnapped Joan from Varnoff's speedboat. Filled to overflowing with hilarious sight gags, cross-talk routines and throwaway lines, Pardon My Sarong scores on two levels: as a devastating send-up of Dorothy Lamour jungle epics and as a first-rate vehicle for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. One one quibble: the film certainly could have done without the scene in which Bud invites Lou to commit suicide! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.
Directed By: Erle C. Kenton
Genres: Action & Adventure, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Aug 7, 1942 Wide
On DVD: Oct 15, 1992

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Christopher B

One of my favourite Abbott and Costello films. The jokes are fast and furious and the story is a blast. If you like A & C you have to see this one.

Cast

            Bud Abbott as Algernon Shaw

            Lou Costello as Wellington Phlug

            Virginia Bruce as Joan Marshall

            Lionel Atwill as Dr. Varnoff

            Robert Paige as Tommy Layton

            William Demarest as Detective Kendall

            Nan Wynn as Luana

            Samuel S. Hinds as Chief Kolua

            Marie McDonald as Ferna

            Eddie Acuff as Man

            Sig Arno as Marco

            Irving Bacon as Proprietor

            George Chandler as Newsman

            Chester Clute as Checker

            Leif Erickson as Whaba

            Tom Fadden as Sven

            Four Ink Spots
            
            Teddy Infur as Nemo

            Joe Kirk
            
            Jack LaRue as Tabor

            Susan Levine as Tagalong

            Audrey Long as Girls

            Florine McKinney
            
            Frank Penny as Henchman

            Hans Schumm as Moss

            Janet Warren as Amo

            Bill Kenney
            
            Charles Lane as Superintendent

            Deek Watson as Ink Spot

            Jane Patten
            
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