Have Badge, Will Chase

So just finished watching my first film of this project, "Have Badge, Will Chase" with Abbott & Costello. 200'/ Standard 8

First a little background information. The reason I chose this one first is because "Have Badge, Will Chase" is like the cartridge COMBAT to the Atari 2600. It's the film that came with the projector back in the day.

And I should also run down my preference hierarchy for the old comedy teams. The Marx Brothers are at the top, followed by the Three Stooges, who were incredibly good at what they did. Then we get down to Abbott & Costello. Maybe they were good for the time, and they do have some strong bits, but they really do nothing for me, and finally Laurel & Hardy, who I just have a hard time believing anyone found funny ever. ( I have some films of  L & H, I'll get to those in weeks to come.)

On to the Movie:

I don't know if this was a short, or part of a bigger movie, but at least I was able to follow the story, what there was of it. A & C were actors dressed as cops, who walked in on a real robbery. It was all just a throwback to the Keystone Kops and was just, as you could probably figure from the title, just a big chase scene. One of the weird thing is that A & C weren't even on the main vehicle doing the chasing. While the Paddy-wagon chased the villains in Keystone fashion, A & C were chasing behind on a motorcycle.

I'm not sure when the movie was made, so it's hard to say how far from the original Keystone Kops they were, but I do know A & C were way past Keystone Kops time.

Other interesting things to note is in the beginning,  Lou just standing there watching the one of the thieves sneaking up behind Bud. Didn't even try to act distracted or anything. And Lou adjusted his hat while unconsciously falling down.