Hillary Brooke biography
Biography of Hillary Brooke (September 8, 1914 – May 25, 1999)
Hillary Brooke (born Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson was an American film actress. She performed in a wide range of roles, from drama to comedy, and may be best remembered for her appearances with Abbott and Costello.
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Life Insurance
Life Insurance – The Abbott and Costello Show season 2
Since Bud and Lou are five months behind on their rent, their landlord Sid Fields demands the boys take out life insurance policies that name him as beneficiary.
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Alright Piano Routine [Abbott and Costello Show]
Alright Piano Routine – from the Abbott and Costello Show episode, The Music Lovers, where Lou is trying to impress Hillary’s father with his musical ability. Although he doesn’t have any, with Bud Abbott’s help, and a phonograph record, he tries to fake it!
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Drill Routine
The Drill Routine, as performed by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the film “Buck Privates“
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Milking a Cow
Abbott and Costello’s milking a cow routine, done in the movie Ride ’em Cowboy as well as on television in the Abbott and Costello Show episode, The Western Story – Lou misunderstand “udder” vs “other”Read More »Milking a Cow
I’ve got twenty, too
I’ve got twenty, two – math clown skit
This is a classic Abbott and Costello skit, relying on Lou Costello mistaking the phrase “twenty, too” for the number “twenty-two” — taken from the Abbott and Costello film, Rio Rita, where Bud and Lou are trying to divide forty pieces of fruit evenly among themselves …
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Abbott and Costello loafing script
A classic Abbott and Costello routine, where Lou Costello misunderstands that by “loafing” — Bud Abbott means that he’s making loaves of bread in a bakery; not loafing around the house like Costello! Taken from their classic television series, The Abbott and Costello Show episode, Getting a Job.
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Herd of Cows
Herd of Cows – classic Abbott and Costello routine
Herd of Cows is a classic example of Abbott and Costello’s word play, where Lou mistakes the word “herd” for “heard” – enjoy! This version comes from the Abbott and Costello Show, The Western Story
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The Western Story
The Western Story – The Abbott and Costello Show, Season 1, originally aired February 13, 1953
Synopsis of The Western Story
In The Western Story, Hillary Brooke inherits a dude ranch from her uncle, and Bud and Lou visit, and tangle with outlaws.
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