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Africa Screams is a 1949 American adventure comedy film starring Abbott and Costello and directed by Charles Barton that parodies the safari genre. The title is a play on the title of the 1930 documentary Africa Speaks!
Africa Screams: Directed by Charles Barton. With Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck. Two booksellers search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals.
Africa Screams is a 1949 American adventure comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Abbott and Costello. It parodies the safari genre. The title is a play on...
Africa Screams (1949), a playful title reference to Walter Futter's 1930 documentary Africa Speaks, not only parodies the type of real-life safari treks made popular by explorer Frank Buck in the early 1930's (Bring 'Em Back Alive, 1932, Fang and Claw, 1935), it even features Buck playing himself in a supporting role! In fact, the film is ...
When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe in search of a fortune in jewels.
Africa Screams. NEW. When the bookish and mild-mannered Stanley Livingston (Lou Costello) agrees to go along with a daft scheme thought up by his friend Buzz Johnson (Bud Abbott), the bumbling...
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Dec 31, 2014 · Abbot & Costello in a funny trip to Africa whilst trying to get the girl and the diamonds. Don't expect mindless 2000's comedy with recipeed laughter. This is the real thing 1949 style.
