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Comedy legends Bud Abbott and Lou Costello gallop their way to the racetrack in It Ain't Hay – a rare, early film based on a short story by Damon Runyon. When a taxi driver (Costello) unwittingly kills a carriage driver's elderly horse, he and his pal (Abbott) attempt to replace it by "borrowing" the famous racehorse Tea Biscuit. A reward for the stolen animal is announced, shifty Broadway locals, such as Umbrella Sam and Chauncey the Eye get involved, and the duo trots from one hilarious situation to another. The stakes are high in this comedy favorite that features classic routines including "Mudder/Fodder" and "Betting Parlor."
Original Release
03/10/1943
US Release
03/10/1943
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bud Abbott | Grover Mockridge |
Lou Costello | Wilbur Hoolihan |
Grace McDonald | Kitty McGloin / Kitty McClain |
Cecil Kellaway | King O'Hara |
Eugene Pallette | Gregory Warner |
Patsy O'Connor | Princess O'Hara / Peggy |
Leighton Noble | Private Joe Collins / Pvt. Joe Collins |
Shemp Howard | Umbrella Sam |
Samuel S. Hinds | Colonel Brainard / Col. Brainard |
Eddie Quillan | Harry the Horse / Harry, the Horse |
Directors
Writers
Damon Runyon, Allen Boretz, John Grant
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bud Abbott | Grover Mockridge |
Lou Costello | Wilbur Hoolihan |
Grace McDonald | Kitty McGloin / Kitty McClain |
Cecil Kellaway | King O'Hara |
Eugene Pallette | Gregory Warner |
Patsy O'Connor | Princess O'Hara / Peggy |
Leighton Noble | Private Joe Collins / Pvt. Joe Collins |
Shemp Howard | Umbrella Sam |
Samuel S. Hinds | Colonel Brainard / Col. Brainard |
Eddie Quillan | Harry the Horse / Harry, the Horse |
Richard Lane | Slicker |
David Hacker | Chauncey the Eye |
Andrew Tombes | Big-Hearted Charlie |
Wade Boteler | Reilly |
Selmer Jackson | Grant |
The Vagabonds | The Vagabonds |
The Four Step Brothers | The Step-Brothers |
Charles Bennett | SPCA Driver |
Eddie Bruce | Good Humor Man |
George Bruggeman | Dancer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alex Gottlieb | Producer |