Which duo's films included Rio Rita' and The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap'?
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap is a 1947 black-and-white comedy western film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was released on October 8th and distributed by Universal-International. Chester Wooley (Lou Costello) and Duke Egan (Bud Abbott) are traveling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while en route to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal, Fred Hawkins, is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime. They are quickly tried, convicted, and sentenced to die by hanging. The head of the local citizen's committee, Jim Simpson
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (William Ching), recalls a law whereby the survivor of a gun duel must take responsibility for the deceased's debts and family. The law spares the two from execution, but Chester is now responsible for the widow Hawkins (Marjorie Main) and her seven children. They go to her farm, where Chester is worked by Mrs. Hawkins from dawn to dusk. To make matters worse, Chester must work at the saloon at night to repay Hawkin's debt to its owner, Jake Frame (Gordon Jones). Her plan is to wear Chester down until he agrees to marry her. Chester quickly learns that no