Oysters and Muscles

1948
9m

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Lou Costello in Oysters and Muscles (1948)

Lou agrees to wrestle the Masked Marvel, believing he will be Bud's gentle friend McGuirk; but neither are aware that the Marvel's manager has substituted the menacing "Strangler" under the ... Read allLou agrees to wrestle the Masked Marvel, believing he will be Bud's gentle friend McGuirk; but neither are aware that the Marvel's manager has substituted the menacing "Strangler" under the mask after McGuirk takes sick.Lou agrees to wrestle the Masked Marvel, believing he will be Bud's gentle friend McGuirk; but neither are aware that the Marvel's manager has substituted the menacing "Strangler" under the mask after McGuirk takes sick.

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Bud Abbott

Slats [Bud, in silent versions]
(archive footage)

Lou Costello

Oliver [Lou, in silent versions]
(archive footage)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Strangler Johnson, wrestler
(archive footage)

Sammy Stein

'Masked Marvel' McGuirk, wrestler
(archive footage)

Joe Kirk

Dan Miller, manager
(archive footage)

Ringside Girl
(archive footage)

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- Jean Yarbrough
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Oysters and Muscles

This is one of two Castle Film Shorts from the 1945 Universal Feature "Here come the Coeds" A condensed version in both 8mm & 16mm intended for the home film market.Abbott & Costello representing a Women's College(Bixby)who are in financial trouble,need to obtain quick money to save the college from closing...

Bud cons Lou(Oliver) into a supposedly fixed wrestling match against the Masked Marvel who is a friend of Bud's character(Slatts).When the masked marvel(McGurk) becomes ill before the match and is substituted by another wrestler unaware to Lou,then all hell breaks loose as Lou realizes he isn't wrestling the right man...

Very entertaining Short Subject usually paired with the other related Castle A&C Short "Fun on the Run" from the same feature "Here come the Coeds".Both A&C short films were among the most popular ever distributed by Castle Films...