
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).



Bud Abbott
Harry Lambert

Lou Costello
Joe Bascom / Harry Fish

Virginia Grey
Mary / Montana

Luba Malina
Dagmar

John Hubbard
David Winthrop

Pedro de Cordoba
Señor Martinez

Fritz Feld
Professor Ganzmeyer

Tom Powers
Ed Mason
Pat Costello
Tim Williams

Frank Fenton
Gus Adamson
Mexican Hayride is a comedy, romance film released in 1948 exploring themes of dancing, mexico, bullfighting, musician, con man, based on play or musical. Directed by Charles Barton, it stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Grey. Two con men selling phony stock flee to Mexico ahead of the law, where they run into a woman friend from their earlier days, who is now a bullfighter.
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