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The Naughty Nineties

  • 1945
  • Approved
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.3K
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Bud Abbott, Lois Collier, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson, Joe Sawyer, and Henry Travers in The Naughty Nineties (1945)
SlapstickComedy

When their captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers, stage show star Abbott and his bumbling sidekick Costello must put things right.When their captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers, stage show star Abbott and his bumbling sidekick Costello must put things right.When their captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers, stage show star Abbott and his bumbling sidekick Costello must put things right.

  • Director
    • Jean Yarbrough
  • Writers
    • Edmund L. Hartmann
    • John Grant
    • Edmund Joseph
  • Stars
    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
    • Alan Curtis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean Yarbrough
    • Writers
      • Edmund L. Hartmann
      • John Grant
      • Edmund Joseph
    • Stars
      • Bud Abbott
      • Lou Costello
      • Alan Curtis
    • 37User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast75

    Bud Abbott
    Bud Abbott
    • Dexter Broadhurst
    Lou Costello
    Lou Costello
    • Sebastian Dinwiddle
    Alan Curtis
    Alan Curtis
    • Crawford
    Rita Johnson
    Rita Johnson
    • Bonita Farrow
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    • Capt. Sam Jackson
    Lois Collier
    Lois Collier
    • Miss Caroline Jackson
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Bailey
    Joe Kirk
    Joe Kirk
    • Croupier
    Bill Alcorn
    • Specialty Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Audley Anderson
    Audley Anderson
    • Card Player
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Barbee
    • Rainbow Four Member
    • (uncredited)
    Suzanne Lee Bastian
    • Baby
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Gladys Blake
    Gladys Blake
    • Girl in Garter Gag
    • (uncredited)
    Milt Bronson
    Milt Bronson
    • Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    Douglas Carter
    • Croupier
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Gilded Cage Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Coffey
    • Specialty Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jean Yarbrough
    • Writers
      • Edmund L. Hartmann
      • John Grant
      • Edmund Joseph
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews37

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The scene of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello doing their classic "Who's on First" routine is run continuously at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. It is regarded as the best version of this routine in existence.
    • Goofs
      The movie is set in the 1890s, but several of the "period" songs played were written in the 1900s.
    • Quotes
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Strange as it may seem, they give ball players nowadays very peculiar names.
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: Funny names?
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Nicknames. Nicknames.
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: Not - not as funny as my name - Sebastian Dinwiddie.
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Oh, yes, yes, yes!
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: Funnier than that?
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Oh, absolutely. Yes. Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third...
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: That's what I want to find out. I want you to tell me the names of the fellows on the St. Louis team.
      • Dexter Broadhurst: I'm telling you. Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third...
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: You know the fellows' names?
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Yes.
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: Well, then, who's playin' first?
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Yes.
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: I mean the fellow's name on first base.
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Who.
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: The fellow playin' first base for St. Louis.
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Who.
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: The guy on first base.
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Who is on first.
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: Well, what are you askin' me for?
      • Dexter Broadhurst: I'm not asking you - I'm telling you. Who is on first.
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: I'm asking *you* who's on first!
      • Dexter Broadhurst: That's the man's name!
      • Sebastian Dinwiddle: That's whose name?
      • Dexter Broadhurst: Yes.
    • Crazy credits
      In many of Abbott and Costello's films, their faces are visible through the "O"'s in their names. In this one, only Costello's face is seen at first; then he silently calls, "Hey, Abb-bott!," and Abbott's face appears.
    • Connections
      Edited into Who's on First (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Rolling Down the River
      (uncredited)
      Music by Edgar Fairchild
      Lyrics by Jack Brooks
      Played at the first scene and sung offscreen by an unidentified male chorus

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 6, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • İki Açıkgöz Çalgıcı
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 16m(76 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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