
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy(1955)
Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.


“Their NEWEST and FUNNIEST by far!”
Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid.

Bud Abbott
Bud Jones

Lou Costello
Lou Hotchkiss

Patricia Medina
Nicole Dupre

Walter Slezak
Sgt. Axmann

Douglass Dumbrille
Sheik Hamud El Khalid

Leon Belasco
Hassam--Auctioneer

Marc Lawrence
Frankie

William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Abdullah

Tor Johnson
Abou Ben

Sammy Menacker
Bertram the Magnificent
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion is a comedy, adventure film released in 1950 exploring themes of wrestling, foreign legion, wrestler, camel, deception, black and white. Directed by Charles Lamont, it stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patricia Medina. Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid.
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