There is a bit more to this interesting footage. Bud Abbott and his wife Jennie Mae ('Betty') were remarried on this evening (March 13, 1950) at this hotel in Springfield, Ohio. They were remarried in a Jewish ceremony by retired Rabbi Samuel Harris of Dayton. The ceremony followed the marriage of two friends of the Abbotts, Joan Ritoff of Springfield and Samuel Kahn, president of the Gem City Building Company, of Dayton, both of whom are seen in this footage. Bud and his wife Betty (she can be seen in this footage as well, wearing a light blue dress) were still married to each other--they had not divorced--but Betty wanted to be married in a Jewish ceremony, having apparently converted to Judaism. (Bud's mother was apparently Jewish.)
I knew Nate Moore. He was a caddie at the Springfield Country Club and a brother of Dave and Jimmy.
Love it. Looks like that was the golden age of cigarette smoking too!
There is a bit more to this interesting footage. Bud Abbott and his wife Jennie Mae ('Betty') were remarried on this evening (March 13, 1950) at this hotel in Springfield, Ohio. They were remarried in a Jewish ceremony by retired Rabbi Samuel Harris of Dayton. The ceremony followed the marriage of two friends of the Abbotts, Joan Ritoff of Springfield and Samuel Kahn, president of the Gem City Building Company, of Dayton, both of whom are seen in this footage. Bud and his wife Betty (she can be seen in this footage as well, wearing a light blue dress) were still married to each other--they had not divorced--but Betty wanted to be married in a Jewish ceremony, having apparently converted to Judaism. (Bud's mother was apparently Jewish.)
Sidekick of Lou Costello? Are you kidding?
Groucho referred to Bud as the "greatest straight man "