One Night in the Tropics, released on November 15, 1040, is considered to be the first of the thirty-six movies that Abbott & Costello made together. However, it is also the only movie that did not give the duo top-billing.
Presumably this is the reason why Bud and Lou hardly ever mentioned the film during interviews. Instead, they both preferred to consider Buck Privates, their “second” movie released January 31, 1941, as their “first”.
Here, you can view the trailer for One Night in the Tropics.
I also love this great bit from Buck Privates: