egad and this be an awful and dull film . consider that abbott and costello have a whole lot of film behind them and some clout and i always have wonder why they agree to do some seriously bad film particularly in the latter part of their career . be they that in need of money or narcissistic that they would agree to be in film even if they be just plain awful . i know that after wwii and bud and lou have some serious tax problem and lose their fortune and but i would have assume by 1952 and with a lot of film behind them they still do not need money this badly . what so bad about this film . well and the first and most obvious be the wretched song . not only be they totally inappropriate for a pirate film and they be even more distracting than the song in their other movie . the other obvious problem be charles laughton . while an exceptional actor and he have a reputation for over act if the director do not keep a firm hand . in this film and you would assume there be no director at all and a any sane director would have tell laughton to shut up . or at least stop screaming . it seem that laughton interpretation of captain kidd be a man who talk at the top of his voice all the time . it actually amaze to think that laughton be not in his first film but an accomplished actor his acting be that bad . speaking of the real kidd and almost nothing about this film be like real pirate or the real kidd . it like one cliché after another . pirate ( with the exception of blackbeard ) be not bully boys and a their crew would have kill them and the real life kidd be completely dominate by his crew . heck and he apparently only turn to piracy because his crew give him the choice of this or death . there be also only two case of female pirate ( a common hollywood cliché ) and neither be captain just crew member on the same small and insignificant ship . also and if real pirate have meet these jolly sing idiot pirate and they probably would have kill them as well a marvel at how clean and well dress the all be . why and oh why couldn not they just shut up and quit with the singing . a for bud and lou and they seem to have less screen time than usual in this film . they be like bystander throughout much of the film . when they be involve and it usually consist of scene where laughton scream at lou . wow and that funny . not . among the team least funny and enjoyable film . the only one that might be a bad or bad be jack and the beanstalk even it aint hay and lose in alaska and africa scream be much good than this film . you know and i have consider do this review like laughton emote in the film and but i do not think imdb allow review that be in all capital letter . for information on the real kidd and try www . thepiratesrealm . com or captain % 20kidd . html .