Movie·1949·1h 24m
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!
Directed By
Charles Barton
Country
United States of America
Language
English
✦CineAI Pitch
Why watch this?
Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.
// overview
The Story
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).
Written By
John Grant, Oscar Brodney
Producer
Robert Arthur
Cinematography
Charles Van Enger
Music
Milton Schwarzwald
Editor
Edward Curtiss
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
57 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
Streaming data via JustWatch / TMDB. Click a provider to open in TMDB.
// cast
Cast
Bud Abbott
Casey Edwards
Lou Costello
Freddie Phillips
Boris Karloff
Swami Talpur
Lenore Aubert
Angela Gordon
Gar Moore
Jeff Wilson
Donna Martell
Betty Crandall
Alan Mowbray
Melton
James Flavin
Insp. Wellman
Roland Winters
T. Hanley Brooks
Nicholas Joy
Amos Strickland
Mikel Conrad
Sgt. Stone
Morgan Farley
Gregory Milford
Victoria Horne
Mrs. Hargreave
Percy Helton
Abernathy
Claire Du Brey
Mrs. Grimsby
Harry Hayden
Lawrence Crandall
Vincent Renno
Mike Relia
Murray Alper
Joe, Reporter (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Charles Barton
Director
Howard Snyder
Story, Screenplay
Edward Curtiss
Editor
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Milton Schwarzwald
Original Music Composer
Hugh Wedlock Jr.
Screenplay, Story
Robert Arthur
Producer
John Grant
Screenplay
Oscar Brodney
Writer
// more like this
You Might Like
Film5.9Four Rooms
1995
Four Rooms
1995
Film8.0Citizen Kane
1941
Citizen Kane
1941
Film4.9Her Dark Past
2016
Her Dark Past
2016
Film7.2The Passenger
1975
The Passenger
1975
Film6.8She's the Man
2006
She's the Man
2006
Film6.4Crocodile Dundee
1986
Crocodile Dundee
1986
Film6.2New York Stories
1989
New York Stories
1989
Film5.6Striptease
1996
Striptease
1996
Film7.0The Witches
1990
The Witches
1990
Film4.2Son of the Mask
2005
Son of the Mask
2005
Film7.6Night of the Living Dead
1968
Night of the Living Dead
1968
Film6.3Bugsy
1991
Bugsy
1991