The World of Abbott and Costello  The World of Abbott and Costello is a 1965 American compilation film directed by Sidney Miller and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. This film is a compilation of scenes from eighteen films that Abbott and Costello made for Universal Pictures between 1941 and 1955. Comedian Jack E. Leonard provides the narration for the film, which incorporates scenes from the following films:    "The World of Abbott and Costello" was theatrically released by Universal Pictures in 1965 as part of a double feature with "McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force". The film has been released twice on DVD: the first time, on "The Best of Abbott and Costello Volume Four", on October 4, 2005, and again on October 28, 2008 as part of "Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection".