Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
5.7
“It's one big roar, from shore to shore!”
Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane and tavern co-worker Bruce Martindale, but the two bumpkins mix-up a love letter with Captain Kidd's treasure map of Skull Island, leading to them being kidnapped and taken off to the notorious pirate's island.
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Bud Abbott
Rocky Stonebridge
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Frank Warren
Lady Jane
Lou Costello
Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Charles Laughton
Capt. William Kidd
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Spartacus
Hillary Brooke
Capt. Bonney
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Woman in Green
Bill Shirley
Bruce Martingale
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Flying Tigers
Leif Erickson
Morgan
Known for
On the Waterfront
Invaders from Mars
Fran Warren
Lady Jane
Also in
Toys Are Not for Children
Cavalcade of Bands
Chuck Roberson
Pirate (uncredited)
Known for
Shock Corridor
The Big Country
Paul Newlan
Pub Owner (uncredited)
Known for
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
The Slender Thread
Harry Wilson
Ugly Pirate (uncredited)
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Joe Kirk
Flirtatious Pirate (uncredited)
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Charles Lamont Director · Howard Dimsdale Writer John Grant Writer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $450K · United States release December 27, 1952
Box office
Budget
$450,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
4.4×
Production
Woodley Productions Inc.
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · December 27, 1952
Theatrical
United States · December 27, 1952
Theatrical
France
July 30, 1953 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 28, 1953 · Theatrical
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