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Who Done It? Sponsored by Mills Plaza Properties 1942 | Not Rated | Comedy, Mystery | d. Erle C. Kenton Bud Abbott, Lou Costello An Abbott & Costello Classic |
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| In this slapstick comedy-mystery, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play would-be radio writers who find themselves involved in a real murder during the recording of a “whodunit” play. Trying to solve the crime, they are suspected by the police-and targeted by the killer! A madcap chase through the radio station features a riotous encounter with a fitful drinking fountain, a mix-up in a sound recordings library, and a runaway elevator. With a strong supporting cast including Mary Wilkes as a wisecracking secretary and William Bendix as a cop who’s even dumber than Lou, Who Done It? has been called “one of Abbott and Costello’s best,” by critic Leonard Maltin. Who's on first? There are two references to the team's popular Who's on First? routine. During the murder scene, Abbott confuses Costello with the "volts-and-watts" routine. Lou bleats, "Next you'll be telling me Watt's on second base!" Later, in the radio giveaway program scene, Bud and Lou tune the radio to a broadcast of their own Who's on First? routine, which they promptly turn off. (Reprinted from clown-ministry.com with an assist from All Movie Guide, Hal Erickson) | ||