Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Aug 5, 1950

1h 20m

★ 6.1

Their NEWEST and FUNNIEST by far!

Overview

Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid.

Genres

Comedy

Adventure

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Bud Jones

Bud Abbott

Lou Hotchkiss

Lou Costello

Nicole Dupre

Patricia Medina

Sgt. Axmann

Walter Slezak

Sheik Hamud El Khalid

Douglass Dumbrille

Hassam--Auctioneer

Leon Belasco

Frankie

Marc Lawrence

Abdullah

William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Abou Ben

Tor Johnson

Bertram the Magnificent

Sammy Menacker

Ali Ami

Jack Raymond

Commandant

Fred Nurney

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