Ridiculously funny; totally non-PC, with racist stereotyping as was the Hollywood norm in 1949, and the filming process was possibly abusive to animals. But still, slapstick-cute. No nudity or cursing, but still, for adults only. (Let us not contribute to the delinquency of a minor--this stuff is not OK for small kids to learn!)With Bud Abbott as Buzz Johnson, Lou Costello as Stanley Livington, the actual "lion tamer" Clyde Beatty, the actual endangered species trophy hunter Frank Buck; and of "Three Stooges" fame, Shemp Howard as the near-blind gunman Gunner, Joe Besser as the butler/go-fer Harry. Boxers Max Baer, Sr., and Buddy Baer do a goofy scuffle scene with chimps.I loved the bits with Howard and Besser, as well as some of those with Abbott and Costello.Good music and silly plot. It's fun to see the old black and white, regardless of the film condition. If you need to watch something very light, this is a good bet.

lou costello is great. i hope HULU continues to present more bud and lou films. it was neat seeing the boxing baer brothers + two of the stooges. max baer senior was the father of jethro bodean on the beverly hillbillies.

There were some very funny moments. Though, A&C have better films.

I love Abbot and Costello but this movie is definitely in the top ten worst movies ever made.

I have watched this movie about six times! I love this movie!

Unfortunately, this film has fallen into public domain so the quality of the transfers vary from good to terrible. This one stinks. I suspect it was taken off an old VHS tape.This was one of the few A&C comedies made independently from Universal where the couple made most of their classic films.I think it's just as good as many of them, although not up to the standard of "A&C Meet Frankenstein" which is in a class all by itself.There are some funny gags plus a good cast of characters. The music score by Walter Schumann (Dragnet, Night of the Hunter) is excellent.The entire film was made on a soundstage, some scenes using a large indoor water tank. But it all works.