TMDb Rating
6.8/10
22 verified votes
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Comedy
77 min
"BUD ABBOTT LOU COSTELLO in the CHOKE of the Century!"
Plot Summary
Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick up $50,000. Now the person he sent them to sent two of his men to get the money back but they found out about it. So they try to mail to Craig but a mix up has the money sent somewhere else and the woman who got it spent it. Now Craig needs the money to pay off one of his clients.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick up $50,000.
- Genre cues: Comedy
- Director clue: Charles Barton
- Lead cast: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
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Keywords to include
ComedyCharles BartonBud AbbottLou Costello1948
Director
Charles Barton
Top Cast
Bud AbbottLou CostelloJoseph CalleiaLeon ErrolCathy Downs
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