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



Mickey Rooney
David Prescott

Virginia Welles
Lorna MacLeod

James Flavin
Police Chief Martin

Olan Soule
Dr. Bentley

Paul Cavanagh
Neil Frazer

Mary Ellen Kay
Lorna Ann

David Janssen
Police Lieutenant Hopkins

Ralph Dumke
Mayor Hargrove

Richard Gaines
D.A. Reynolds

Dick Winslow
Sergeant Arnold
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