MGM messed-up Abbott + Costello too
Not only did they mess-up Keaton's career, but they did the same to A&C when the borrowed the boys for a single picture, and basically ripped all the humor out of it.
MGM knew how to do great dramas - but when it came to comedy they were lacking.
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