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.
Acting
Costello's terrified physical comedy is timeless.
Practical Effects
Real lions, real Clyde Beatty, zero safety regulations.
Director
Charles Barton
Bud Abbott
Buzz Johnson
Lou Costello
Stanley Livington
Clyde Beatty
Clyde Beatty
Frank Buck
Frank Buck
Buddy Baer
Boot Wilson
Hillary Brooke
Diana Emerson
Shemp Howard
Gunner
Joe Besser
Harry
Max Baer
Grappler McCoy
Bill Walker
Interpreter (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Martin Wilkins
Cannibal Chief (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
The Ape (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clyde Beatty and Frank Buck were actual famous big-game hunters playing themselves—imagine Bear Grylls cameoing in a comedy today.
This was Abbott and Costello's only independent production; they made it after Universal refused to fund an Africa comedy. The gorilla suit was recycled from 1945's 'The White Gorilla.'
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