When did they meet?

Pick two actors or directors to find their first shared credit

Bud Abbott

Lou Costello

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello’s first shared credit was One Night in the Tropics, released November 15, 1940, and they have 57 shared credits in total.

One Night in the Tropics

  • Bud Abbott as Abbott
  • Lou Costello as Costello

Film, music and comedy. Rated 5.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.

Also in the cast. Pick one to swap them in.

56 more shared credits

  1. 1941

    Buck Privates

    Film, comedy and music. Rated 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Slicker Smith
    • Lou Costello as Herbie Brown
  2. 1941

    In the Navy

    Film, comedy and music. Rated 6.4 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Smokey Adams
    • Lou Costello as Pomeroy Watson
  3. 1941

    Hold That Ghost

    Film, comedy and horror. Rated 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Chuck Murray
    • Lou Costello as Ferdinand Jones
  4. 1941

    Keep 'Em Flying

    Film, comedy. Rated 6.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Blackie Benson
    • Lou Costello as Heathcliff
  5. 1942

    Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Film, comedy and western. Rated 6 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Duke
    • Lou Costello as Willoughby
  6. 1942

    Rio Rita

    Film, comedy and music. Rated 6 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Doc
    • Lou Costello as Wishy
  7. 1942

    Pardon My Sarong

    Film, comedy. Rated 6.5 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Algernon 'Algy' Shaw
    • Lou Costello as Wellington Pflug, aka Moola
  8. 1942

    Who Done It?

    Film, comedy and mystery. Rated 6.9 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Chick Larkin
    • Lou Costello as Mervin Q. Milgrim
  9. 1943

    It Ain't Hay

    Film, comedy. Rated 6.5 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Grover Mockridge
    • Lou Costello as Wilbur Hoolihan
  10. 1943

    Hit the Ice

    Film, comedy. Rated 6.1 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Flash Fulton
    • Lou Costello as Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy
  11. 1944

    Twenty Years After

    Film, documentary. Rated 8 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as (archive footage)
  12. 1944

    In Society

    Film, comedy and action. Rated 5.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Eddie Harrington
    • Lou Costello as Albert Mansfield
  13. 1944

    Lost in a Harem

    Film, comedy. Rated 5.6 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Peter Johnson
    • Lou Costello as Harvey Garvey
  14. 1945

    Here Come the Co-Eds

    Film, comedy. Rated 5.9 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Slats McCarthy
    • Lou Costello as Oliver Quackenbush
  15. 1945

    The Naughty Nineties

    Film, comedy. Rated 6.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Dexter Broadhurst
    • Lou Costello as Sebastian Dinwiddle
  16. 1945

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    Film, comedy. Rated 5.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Buzz Kurtis
    • Lou Costello as Abercrombie
  17. 1946

    Little Giant

    Film, comedy. Rated 5.3 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
    • Lou Costello as Benny Miller
  18. 1946

    The Time of Their Lives

    Film, comedy and fantasy. Rated 7.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Cuthbert Greenway / Dr. Ralph Greenway
    • Lou Costello as Horatio Prim
  19. 1947

    Buck Privates Come Home

    Film, comedy and romance. Rated 6.4 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Slicker Smith
    • Lou Costello as Herbie Brown
  20. 1947

    The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

    Film, comedy and western. Rated 6.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Duke Egan
    • Lou Costello as Chester Wooley
  21. 1948

    Oysters and Muscles

    Film, comedy.

    • Bud Abbott as Slats
    • Lou Costello as Oliver
  22. 1948

    The Noose Hangs High

    Film, comedy. Rated 6.9 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Ted Higgins
    • Lou Costello as Homer Hinchcliffe
  23. 1948

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    Film, horror and comedy. Rated 7.1 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Chick Young
    • Lou Costello as Wilbur Grey
  24. 1948

    Mexican Hayride

    Film, comedy and romance. Rated 6.1 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Harry Lambert
    • Lou Costello as Joe Bascom / Harry Fish
  25. 1949

    Africa Screams

    Film, comedy and adventure. Rated 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Buzz Johnson
    • Lou Costello as Stanley Livington
  26. 1949

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

    Film, comedy and horror. Rated 6.6 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Casey Edwards
    • Lou Costello as Freddie Phillips
  27. 1949

    Fun on the Run

    Film, comedy. Rated 8 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
  28. 1949

    Kitchen Mechanics

    Film, comedy. Rated 7.5 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
  29. 1950

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

    Film, comedy and adventure. Rated 6.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Bud Jones
    • Lou Costello as Lou Hotchkiss
  30. 1950

    Midget Car Maniacs

    Film, comedy.

    • Bud Abbott as Abbott
    • Lou Costello as Costello
  31. 1951

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    Film, horror and comedy. Rated 6.3 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Bud Alexander
    • Lou Costello as Lou Francis
  32. 1951

    Knights of the Bath

    Film, comedy. Rated 9 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Eddie (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as Albert (archive footage)
  33. 1951

    Comin' Round the Mountain

    Film, comedy and music. Rated 6.1 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Al Stewart
    • Lou Costello as Wilbert Smith
  34. 1952

    Abbott and Costello Christmas Show

    Film, comedy and family. Rated 5.5 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Abbott
    • Lou Costello as Costello
  35. 1952

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Film, comedy and fantasy. Rated 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
    • Lou Costello as Jack / Jack Strong
  36. 1952

    Lost in Alaska

    Film, comedy and adventure. Rated 6.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Tom Watson
    • Lou Costello as George Bell
  37. 1952

    The Abbott and Costello Show

    TV series, comedy. Rated 7.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello as Lou Costello
  38. 1952

    Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

    Film, comedy and adventure. Rated 6 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Rocky Stonebridge
    • Lou Costello as Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill
  39. 1953

    General Electric Theater

    TV series, comedy and drama. Rated 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Ernie Kauffman
    • Lou Costello as Neal Andrews
  40. 1953

    Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

    Film, comedy and sci-fi. Rated 5.5 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Lester
    • Lou Costello as Orville
  41. 1953

    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Film, comedy and horror. Rated 6.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Slim
    • Lou Costello as Tubby
  42. 1955

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

    Film, comedy. Rated 6.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Harry 'Slim' Pierce
    • Lou Costello as Willie 'Tubby' Piper
  43. 1955

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

    Film, adventure and horror. Rated 5.9 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello as Lou Costello
  44. 1956

    Dance with Me, Henry

    Film, comedy. Rated 5.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Bud Flick
    • Lou Costello as Lou Henry
  45. 1964

    The Big Parade of Comedy

    Film, comedy and documentary. Rated 7.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
  46. 1965

    The World of Abbott and Costello

    Film, comedy. Rated 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)
  47. 1976

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    Film, documentary and music. Rated 7 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as (archive footage)
  48. 1979

    The Horror Show

    Film, horror and documentary. Rated 3.4 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as (archive footage)
  49. 1979

    The Hollywood Clowns

    Film, documentary and comedy.

    • Bud Abbott as (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as (archive footage)
  50. 1991

    Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Film, documentary and sci-fi. Rated 6.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)
  51. 1992

    Dracula in the Movies

    Film, documentary and horror. Rated 10 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as (archive footage)
  52. 1997

    The Best of Abbott & Costello Live

    Film, comedy.

    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
  53. 2000

    The Many Faces of Dracula

    Film, documentary and horror. Rated 3.5 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as Chick Young (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as Wilbur Gray (archive footage)
  54. 2000

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

    Film, documentary. Rated 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott as (archive footage)
    • Lou Costello as (archive footage)
  55. 2007

    Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 2

    Film, comedy and family.

    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
  56. 2007

    Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 1

    Film, comedy and family. Rated 8 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello