Between meeting Dracula and the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello took time out to cavort on existing sets on Universal’s backlot, but they could well have done with some scriptwriting help. The duo were also beginning to show their age physically, and Lou, in particular, was starting to look a little grotesque.
They star as a pair of wrestling promoters who inadvertently get roped into signing up as fighters in the Foreign Legion. The title says it all, and it plays like a Bing-and-Bob reject, with Walter Slezak playing the nasty sergeant.
The target audience for this outing seems younger than usual, and small fry will certainly enjoy all those mirage gags. Adults might not be quite so undemanding.
Jonesy
Bud Abbott Lou Hotchkiss
Lou Costello Nicole
Patricia Medina Axmann
Walter Slezak Hassam
Leon Belasco Frankie
Marc Lawrence Abou
BenTor Johnson
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