the noose hang high mark abbott and costello only film for the short live eagle lion production . this be an effort by j. arthur rank over across the pond to break into the american film market with his own production and distribution company . bud and lou be a pair of window washer who be mistake for messenger that be employ by bookie joseph calleia . it seem a though he be take to the cleaner by one of his bettor and though it hurt he have to pay off . the messenger be to get the money from ben welden and deliver it to calleia . of course welden have idea of have the boy hold up and steal the money for himself . costello actually elude the crook and but send the money to cathy down by mistake . now he and bud have 48 hour to come up with the money or else . leon errol be along for the ride a his usual drunken playboy and he sub for abbott a lou straight man a couple of time . though in those routine i can not tell who the one really get the laugh . what always get me about the noose hang high be calleia and how he could be that dumb to mistake these two for good help . what that say about him . proof of that be a routine where both abbott and costello make a monkey out of big dumb leg breaker mike mazurki . the noose hang high be a remake of the universal film for love or money . i haven not see the original and but the material be definitely rewritten to suit bud and lou . it become nothing more than a vehicle for the boy to do several of their burlesque routine . which for their fan be more than enough .