06 Aug 1959
North by Northwest
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Their NEWEST and FUNNIEST by far!
Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid.
Top Billed Cast
Bud Abbott Bud Jones
Lou Costello Lou Hotchkiss
Patricia Medina Nicole Dupre
Walter Slezak Sgt. Axmann
Douglass Dumbrille Sheik Hamud El Khalid
Leon Belasco Hassam--Auctioneer
Marc Lawrence Frankie
William 'Wee Willie' Davis Abdullah
Tor Johnson Abou Ben
Sammy Menacker Bertram the Magnificent
Jack Raymond Ali Ami
Fred Nurney Commandant
Paul Fierro Ibn
Henry Corden Ibrim
Eric Alden Arab (uncredited)
Bobby Barber Arab on Jeep's Hood (uncredited)
Baynes Barron Orderly (uncredited)
Guy Beach Saleem with False Teeth (uncredited)
Barry Brooks Private (uncredited)
Candy Candido Skeleton (uncredited) (voice)
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