Deux nigauds légionnaires

Original title: Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

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Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Patricia Medina in Deux nigauds légionnaires (1950)

Two Brooklyn wrestling promoters go to French Algeria in search of a famous Algerian wrestler but accidentally end-up in the French Foreign Legion.Two Brooklyn wrestling promoters go to French Algeria in search of a famous Algerian wrestler but accidentally end-up in the French Foreign Legion.Two Brooklyn wrestling promoters go to French Algeria in search of a famous Algerian wrestler but accidentally end-up in the French Foreign Legion.

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6.3/10

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Trivia
In the mirage sequence the skeleton is voiced by Candy Candido, who would team up with Bud Abbott after Lou Costello died.

Goofs
While riding in the back of the jeep, Patricia Medina reacts visibly to something hitting her eye after the windshield is shot.

Quotes
Bud Jones: What's the idea of teaching midgets to wrestle?
Lou Hotchkiss: They're for those small television sets.

Connections
Featured in The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)

Soundtracks
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Written by Frédéric Chopin

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6/10

A&C comedy is a bit sloppy but still good fun...

Abbott and Costello get tricked into joining the Foreign Legion; all they want is to get a brawny wrestler out of Algeria. Some good, hearty laughs in this A&C feature--their 26th film--which has surprisingly good production values, but feels a little rushed and has sloppy overdubbing. The wrestlers (William 'Wee Willie' Davis and Ed Wood's favorite actor Tor Johnson) are an added treat, and Costello as usual steals all his scenes. True, by this time the comedy duo were just relying on their proved shtick, but the movie is fast-paced and is much funnier and more tolerable than the Lewis and Martin pictures from this era. **1/2 from ****