It Ain't Hay (1943)
- Starring:
- Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, (more)
- Director(s):
- Erle C. Kenton
Synopsis of It Ain't Hay
In one of their most genial comedies -- based on a Damon Runyon story -- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello have to help one friend (Cecil Kellaway) replace his beloved carriage horse, and another friend (Leightno Noble) put together a US Army camp show. Through a misunderstanding, they take what they think is a worthless nag from a racetrack stall, only to discover that they've actually stolen "Tea Biscuit," the world's greatest racehorse. Not only are the authorities after the pair -- who try to hide the horse in their hotel room -- but so is freelance trouble-shooter Eugene Pallette (who already has had one unrelated run-in with the boys), and complicating matters even further are three racetrack touts (led by Shemp Howard) who want to cash in on the mistake. Grace McDonald and Patsy O'Connor), along with bandleader Noble and the Step Brothers, provide the music and dancing in this wild romp, that takes us from New York's Central Park to the racetrack at Saratoga. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
Complete Cast of It Ain't Hay
- Bud Abbott - Grover Mockridge
- Grace McDonald - Kitty McClain
- Eugene Pallette - Gregory Warner
- Leighton Noble - Pvt. Joe Collins
- Samuel S. Hinds - Col. Brainard
- Richard Lane - Slicker
- Pierre Watkin - Maj. Harper
- Wade Boteler - Reilly
- The Vagabonds - Musical Specialty
- Eddie Bruce - Good Humor Man
- Kit Guard
- Harry Strang - Policeman
- Rod Rogers - Jockey
- Frank Penny - Ticket Seller
- Jack Norton - Drunk
- Barry Macollum - Hack Driver
- Janet Ann Gallow - Little Girl
- Fred Cordova - Attendant
- Bobby Watson - Clerk
- Harry Harvey - Shorty
- Herbert Heyes - Manager
- Eddie Foster - Grafter
- James Flavin - Cop
- Lou Costello - Wibur Hoolian
- Cecil Kellaway - King O'Hara
- Patsy O'Connor - Peggy Princess O'Hara
- Shemp Howard - Umbrella Sam
- Eddie Quillan - Harry the Horse
- Andrew Tombes - Big-hearted Charlie
- William Forrest - Banker
- Selmar Jackson - Grant
- The Step Brothers - Themselves
- Charles Coleman
- Kate Lawson - Matron
- Sammy Stein - Bouncer
- Ralph Peters - Man at Mike
- Spec O'Donnell - Newsboy
- Mike Mazurki
- Charles Bennett - S.P.C.A. Driver
- Harold DeGarro - Stilt-Walker
- Matt Willis
- Herb Vigran - Man in Mike Room
- Robert E. Homans
- Tom Hanlon - Radio Announcer
- Paul Dubov - Tout
- Director(s):
- Erle C. Kenton
- Writer(s):
- John Grant, Allen Boretz
- Producer(s):
- Alex Gottlieb
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