10,000 Kids and a Cop
10,000 Kids and a Cop | |
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Directed by | Charles Barton |
Starring |
Bud Abbott Lou Costello |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Distributor | Universal Pictures |
10,000 Kids and a Cop is a 1948 documentary| short| directed by Charles Barton| about the philanthropic work of the Lou Costello Jr. Youth Foundation in Los Angeles, named after the comedian's son who had died in 1943 aged 1. The film features appearances by Abbott and Costello, James Stewart|, William Bendix and Brenda Joyce|, and it was originally distributed for free to U.S. film exhibitors.[1] A restored version of the film was included as a special feature in the 2006 DVD release of The Abbott and Costello Show.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hedda Hopper (September 22, 1948). "Looking at Hollywood". [[wikipedia:Chicago Tribune|]]. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/499874732.html?dids=499874732:499874732&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Sep+22%2C+1948&author=Hedda+Hopper&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune&desc=Looking+at+Hollywood&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ↑ Shawn Eaton (September 4, 2006). "The Abbott and Costello Show - 100th Anniversary Collection - Season One". SitcomsOnline.com. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/theabbottandcostelloshowseason1dvdreview.html. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
External links[edit | edit source]
- 10,000 Kids and a Cop at Internet Movie Database
Category:1948 films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Abbott and Costello
Category:English-language films
Category:Films directed by Charles Barton
Category:American documentary films
Category:1940s documentary films
Category:Black-and-white documentary films
Category:Documentary films about Los Angeles
Category:American films
Category:1940s short films