Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)

05/26/1949 (US) • 1h 24m

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!

Overview

Lost Caverns Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips is suspected of murder. Swami Talpur tries to hypnotize Freddie into confessing, but Freddie is too stupid for the plot to work. Inspector Wellman uses Freddie to get the killer (and it isn't the Swami).

Top Billed Cast

Bud Abbott

Casey Edwards

Lou Costello

Freddie Phillips

Boris Karloff

Swami Talpur

Lenore Aubert

Angela Gordon

Gar Moore

Jeff Wilson

Donna Martell

Betty Crandall

James Flavin

Insp. Wellman

Roland Winters

T. Hanley Brooks


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$686,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

hotel

blackmail

attempted murder

slapstick comedy

cross dressing

screwball comedy

hypnotism

elevator

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