One Night in the Tropics

I will go slightly against the grain of most reviewers here and say that the film is enjoyable enough without the addition of Abbott & Costello. This film will forever remain the debut of that wonderful pairing but the film... Full review

I will go slightly against the grain of most reviewers here and say that the film is enjoyable enough without the addition of Abbott & Costello. This film will forever remain the debut of that wonderful pairing but the film isn't... Full review

Allan Jones is an insurance salesman with a streak of the riverboat gambler in him. Not surprising since he played Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat earlier for Universal. He sells Bob Cummings a policy that guarantees him marriage. Of course... Full review

Let me explain. This is the first film in which (what I consider to be) the greatest comedy team of all time appear. They are not the leads, but steal the show with every scene that they're in. The plot... Full review

My first viewing of this movie left me surprised. Why? For years I'd read that the only plus was the first screen appearance of Lou and Bud. Instead I found the story fun and the cast fine, especially Bob Cummings... Full review

Based on the novel "Love Insurance" by Charlie Chan author Earl Derr Biggers, "One Night in the Tropics" is the 1940 debut film for comedy team Abbott and Costello, although they are third billed after stars Allan Jones and Nancy... Full review

Now available on the BEST OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLO VOLUME 1 DVD set with 8 of their films, ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS is the film that made the comic duo so famous. The funny thing is that even though... Full review

"Lucky" Moore, Allan Jones, an insurance salesmen, sells his friend, Steve, Robert Cummings, a million dollar love insurance policy after his fiancee, Cynthia, Nancy Kelly, calls off their wedding. Complications arise from the presence of Steve's persistent ex-girlfriend Mickey, Peggy... Full review

A delightful movie, `One Night In the Tropic' Features Abbott and Costello in their first film together, but they are not leads. Their next film, `Buck Privates' (1941) they would save Universal and they would star in their first leading... Full review

ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS (Universal, 1940), directed by A. Edward Sutherland, which began production under the title of "Caribbean Holiday," is a lively, but at times silly musical comedy starring Allan Jones as Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman... Full review

The third film version of Earl Derr Biggers' novel Love Insurance, One Night in the Tropics stars Allan Jones as a hotshot insurance salesman who sells a policy to his best pal Robert Cummings. Though they never get in the way of the plot (worse luck! ... Full Review

Volume 1 of The Best of Abbott & Costello features eight early movies of the legendary comic duo, beginning with their very first teaming on film. ... Full Article