It Ain't Hay

1943

Comedy

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 39%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 39% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 1129 1.1K

gangster racehorse black and white grifter

Plot summary

Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feeding it some candy. They head for the racetrack, find a look-a-like and take it. They do not realize that the nag is "Tea Biscuit," a champion racehorse.

Director

Erle C. Kenton Photo
Erle C. Kenton

Top cast

Harry Harvey Photo
Harry Harvey as Shorty
Pierre Watkin Photo
Pierre Watkin as Maj. Harper
Mike Mazurki Photo
Mike Mazurki as Bouncer
Samuel S. Hinds Photo
Samuel S. Hinds as Col. Brainard
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739.05 MB
1280*942
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 20 min
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1.34 GB
1468*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 20 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by classicsoncall 7 / 10

"Don't spare the horses!"

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 6 / 10

dead horse comedy

12 year old Princess is driving her father King O'Hara's horse drawn carriage around Central Park. Wilbur Hoolihan (Lou Costello) is their bumbling cab driver friend and Grover Mockridge (Bud Abbott) is his new friend. He feeds the O'Hara horse Finnegan candy and it gets sick. When the horse dies, the guys have to get some money fast.That's a rough diner there. I've never seen one with three giant bouncers. A sick horse is hard to make funny and it's even harder with a dead one. There has to be a better way for the plot to force Wilbur to pay back the Princess. Maybe the horse runs away and the boys have to go looking for it. Otherwise, Lou is a great comedic talent and he makes the best of it. He does do a lot of the same thing where he misunderstands what people say. It's the Who's on First bit. This is still a fun musical comedy but the dead horse is a speed bump. Also look out for Shemp Howard in a supporting role.
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