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

MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!

Genre : Comedy, Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Charles Barton
Writer : Hugh Wedlock Jr., Howard Snyder, John Grant

Synopsis

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).

Actors

Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
Casey Edwards
Lou Costello
Lou Costello
Freddie Phillips
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Swami Talpur
Lenore Aubert
Lenore Aubert
Angela Gordon
Gar Moore
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
Mikel Conrad
Mikel Conrad
Sgt. Stone
Morgan Farley
Morgan Farley
Gregory Milford
Victoria Horne
Victoria Horne
Mrs. Hargreave
Percy Helton
Percy Helton
Abernathy
Claire Du Brey
Claire Du Brey
Mrs. Grimsby
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Lawrence Crandall
Vincent Renno
Vincent Renno
Mike Relia
Gail Bonney
Gail Bonney
First Maid (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Marjorie Bennett
Second Maid (uncredited)
Harry Brown
Harry Brown
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Arthur Hecht
Arthur Hecht
Photographer (uncredited)
Billy Gray
Billy Gray
Boy With Bow and Arrow (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
Joe, Reporter (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Bobby Barber
Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)

Crews

Charles Barton
Charles Barton
Director
Lloyd Ward
Lloyd Ward
Camera Operator
Hugh Wedlock Jr.
Hugh Wedlock Jr.
Story
Hugh Wedlock Jr.
Hugh Wedlock Jr.
Screenplay
Howard Snyder
Howard Snyder
Story
Howard Snyder
Howard Snyder
Screenplay
John Grant
John Grant
Screenplay
Robert Arthur
Robert Arthur
Producer
Milton Schwarzwald
Milton Schwarzwald
Original Music Composer
Charles Van Enger
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Edward Curtiss
Edward Curtiss
Editor
Bernard Herzbrun
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Direction
Richard H. Riedel
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Oliver Emert
Oliver Emert
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Rosemary Odell
Rosemary Odell
Costume Design
Joan St. Oegger
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
David S. Horsley
David S. Horsley
Special Effects

Trailers and other movies

Trailer: Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)

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