10,000 Kids and a Cop explained

10,000 Kids and a Cop
Director:	Charles Barton
Narrator:	James Stewart Brenda Joyce
Starring:	Bud Abbott Lou Costello
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Country:	United States
Language:	English

10,000 Kids and a Cop is a 1948 documentary short directed by Charles Barton about the philanthropic work of the Lou Costello Jr. Youth Foundation in Los Angeles, California, named after the comedian's son who had died in 1943 aged 1, and it was originally distributed for free to U.S. film exhibitors.^[1]

Cast

• Abbott and Costello
• James Stewart
• William Bendix
• Brenda Joyce

Home media

A restored version of the film was included as a special feature in the 2006 DVD release of The Abbott and Costello Show.^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Hedda Hopper . Looking at Hollywood . . September 22, 1948 . 2009-04-16 . 2012-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020041409/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/499874732.html?dids=499874732:499874732&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Sep+22,+1948&author=Hedda+Hopper&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune&desc=Looking+at+Hollywood&pqatl=google . dead .
2. News: Shawn Eaton . The Abbott and Costello Show - 100th Anniversary Collection - Season One . SitcomsOnline.com . September 4, 2006 . 2009-04-16.