Good Noose

Why do I do it? Why do I keep watching Abbott and Costello throw-aways like The Noose Hangs High? At best, I'll get a few minutes more than an hours worth of physical comedy and inane wordplay. At worst, about the same with a few bad songs. Ok, that's why.

In this episode, window-washers Abbott and Costello pick up a some money for a bookie, then get robbed. They need to get the money back so the bookie can pay off a lucky punter. But a cute girl wound up with the money, so ... Let's see, what ensues? Oh yes, hilarity.

Not as funny as the best Abbott and Costello, but pretty funny. And no awful musical numbers.

In addition, there is a Leon Errol short - Errol is a basset-faced comedian of the Ned Sparks variety. Here he plays a pair of twins, enacting the plot of Cosi fan Tutti: Errol's wife spies his twin with a dame, and thinks her husband is two-timing her. The usual comedy ensues.