Classic outing for the number one box office duo of the 1940s, Abbott and Costello. This time around Bud and Lou are working in a sandwich shop when they get chummy with a man(Patric Knowles) that has just turned down a job writing radio shows. The boys have their own script and lunacy ensues as they involve themselves in the radio show and a death that happens live on broadcast. Typical Abbott and Costello routines liven up the proceedings with such gems as Lou getting constantly out-smarted by a wise-guy bell boy, Lou making faces to craggy yet very funny Mary Wickes as a love interest, and for me the best scene is where Lou is asked to make a Limburger cheese sandwich. The story is simple in this one, the laughs clean, and most of the scenes very innocuous. Knowles and Louise Albritton play the love couple so typical in A & C movies of this ilk. Wickes holds her own with Lou and shows why she was one of the top female supporting comedic actresses of all time. William Bendix gives a turn as a policeman matching wits with Lou - and losing! This was the first film NOT to feature the Andrew Sisters belting out a couple songs. A pleasantly diverting, funny comedy - mystery starring one of the greatest comedic pairings of the last century.
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