Lost in Alaska
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| Lost in Alaska | |
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 Lost in Alaska Theatrical Poster |
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| Directed by | Jean Yarbrough |
| Produced by | Howard Christie |
| Written by | Martin Ragaway Leonard Stern |
| Starring | Bud Abbott Lou Costello Mitzi Green Tom Ewell Iron Eyes Cody |
| Music by | Joseph Gershenson |
| Editing by | Leonard Weiner |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 28, 1952 |
| Running time | 76 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $672,000 |
| Preceded by | Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) |
| Followed by | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) |
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Lost in Alaska is a 1952 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.
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[edit] Plot
The time is the 1890's, and the place is San Francisco. George Ball (Lou Costello) and Tom Watson (Bud Abbott) are firemen who rescue 'Nugget' Joe McDermott (Tom Ewell) from drowning. Joe wants to die because his girlfriend, Rosette (Mitzi Green) no longer loves him. He tells George and Tom about his fortune in gold that he has stashed in Alaska, and they decide to keep an eye on him. Joe receives a letter from Rosette that says she does still love him. He decides to return to Alaska, and George and Tom tag along. Once they arrive, they discover that many people want to kill him, as he was once the sheriff there and hanged many people.
Rosette works at a casino, who's owner, Jake Stillman (Bruce Cabot), demands that she marry Joe. His plan is to kill Joe once he is married to Rosette, then marry her and gain the fortune in gold. However, Rosette tells these plans to George and Tom and they hide Joe and Rosette by sending them out of town. Jake isn't happy about this and sends his gang to handle George and Tom, but they outwit them. Unfortunately, in the ensuing melee, the gold falls into a crevice in the ice and is lost. Everyone overcomes their lust for the gold and return to being friends, and Joe and Rosette marry.
[edit] Trivia
- It was filmed from December 3 through December 31, 1951.
- One month before filming began, Abbott and Costello filed a lawsuit against Universal, which was selling 16mm clips (through Castle Films) taken from various Abbott and Costello films. In addition, the sued Realart Pictures for re-releasing some of the team's older films without their consent. They settled several months later for $2 million and additional profits from several of their prior films. Two weeks after that agreement, they re-signed with Universal through 1955.[1]
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[edit] Reference
- ^ Furmanek, Bob and Ron Palumbo (1991). Abbott and Costello in Hollywood. New York: Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-51605-0
