The Naughty Nineties (1945)
When their captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers, stage show star Abbott and his bumbling sidekick Costello must put things right.
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Dexter Broadhurst -
Sebastian Dinwiddle -
Mr. Crawford -
Bonita Farrow -
Capt. Sam Jackson -
Miss Caroline Jackson -
Bailey -
Croupier
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Director:
Jean YarbroughWriters:
Edmund L. Hartmann (original screenplay), John Grant (original screenplay), Edmund Joseph (original screenplay), Hal Fimberg (original screenplay), Felix Adler (additional comedy sequences)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
One of the few films ever made about a show boat that depicts it correctly. A show boat was not a self-contained steamer but a barge, moved by another boat that was called a "tow boat" but was actually mounted behind the show boat, pushing it up and down the river. Of the three films of the musical "Show Boat," the first one -- released by Universal in 1929 -- got it right, but the 1936 and 1951 versions got it wrong.
Quotes
Sebastian Dinwiddle:
Then who gets it?
Dexter Broadhurst:
Naturally.
Sebastian Dinwiddle:
That's what I'm saying.
Dexter Broadhurst:
You're not saying that.
Sebastian Dinwiddle:
Excuse me, folks.
Dexter Broadhurst:
It's all right. I'm sorry, folks.
Sebastian Dinwiddle:
I throw the ball to Naturally.
Dexter Broadhurst:
You throw it to Who.
Sebastian Dinwiddle:
Naturally.
Dexter Broadhurst:
Naturally. Well, say it that way.
Sebastian Dinwiddle:
That's what I'm saying.
Goofs
Crew members can be heard laughing during the "Who's On First?" routine (who could blame them?)
Crazy Credits
In many of Abbott and Costello's films, their faces are visible through the "O"'s in their names. In this one, only Costello's face is seen at first; then he silently calls, "Hey, Abb-bott!," and Abbott's face appears.
Soundtracks
Rolling Down the River(uncredited)
Music by Edgar Fairchild
Lyrics by Jack Brooks
Played at the first scene and sung offscreen by an unidentified male chorus
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Genres
Comedy | Crime | RomanceDetails
Release Date:
6 July 1945Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
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