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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!

19496.51h 24m

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).

Directed by Charles Barton
Written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Howard Snyder, John Grant
Produced by Robert Arthur
Box OfficeBudget: $686K0

Top Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Casey Edwards

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Freddie Phillips

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Swami Talpur

Lenore Aubert

Lenore Aubert

Angela Gordon

G

Gar Moore

Jeff Wilson

Donna Martell

Donna Martell

Betty Crandall

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Melton

James Flavin

James Flavin

Insp. Wellman

Roland Winters

Roland Winters

T. Hanley Brooks

Nicholas Joy

Nicholas Joy

Amos Strickland

Themes & Keywords

hotelblackmailattempted murderslapstick comedycross dressingblack and whitescrewball comedyhypnotismelevator

About Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff is a comedy, horror, mystery film released in 1949 exploring themes of hotel, blackmail, attempted murder, slapstick comedy, cross dressing, black and white. Directed by Charles Barton, it stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff. 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).

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