Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Aug 1, 1953

1h 17m

★ 6.3

The laughs are twice as MONSTER-OUS as ever before!

Overview

As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Genres

Comedy

Horror

Mystery

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Trailers

Cast

Slim

Bud Abbott

Tubby

Lou Costello

Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

Boris Karloff

Bruce Adams

Craig Stevens

Vicky Edwards

Helen Westcott

Inspector

Reginald Denny

Batley

John Dierkes

Mr. Hyde (uncredited)

Eddie Parker

Can-can dancer

Patti McKaye

Can-can dancer

Betty Tyler

Can-can dancer

Lucille Lamarr

Specialty dancer

Dante De Paolo

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.

4.8

Cat Girl

Sep 1, 1957

A psychiatrist treats a woman who is convinced that she turns into a killer leopard because of a family curse.

5.8

Mysterious Mr. Moto

Sep 17, 1938

The Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.

5.0

Young Soul Rebels

Aug 9, 1991

Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.

10.0

Roller Squad

Jul 18, 2021

A mysterious serial killer attacks the roller skater community in London. The police cannot catch him, as he is a very skilled and fast roller skater himself. A group of friends decide to take the matter in their own hands, and organise a man hunt across the streets of London.

5.8

Metroland

Aug 30, 1997

In late-1970s suburban London, Chris and Marion have settled into a comfortable yet all-too-predictable middle-class existence. Chris receives an unexpected visit from his free-spirited friend Toni, a reunion that reminds him of a more carefree time in 1960s Paris. Now, with lingering doubts about his marriage bubbling up, Chris must make the choice between revisiting his youthful abandon with Toni or facing the here and now with Marion.

5.6

Venom

Nov 28, 1981

International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck, however, when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake instead of a harmless snake, escapes and terrorizes both them and their hostages.

6.2

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

Oct 17, 1971

In foggy London Dr Jekyll experiments on newly deceased women determined to discover an elixir for immortal life. Success enables his spectacular transformation into the beautiful but psychotic Sister Hyde who stalks the dark alleys of Whitechapel for young, innocent, female victims, ensuring continuation of the bloodstained research. With each transformation Sister Hyde becomes the more dominant personality, determined to eventually suppress the frail, ineffectual Dr Jekyll forever.

4.5

A Week in Paradise

Feb 11, 2022

Actress Maggie's world collapses when her director husband is outed by the paparazzi when it’s discovered his new leading lady is pregnant with his baby. Seeking solace and healing, Maggie escapes to her ex-pat cousin’s beautiful hotel in Nevis. After a week in paradise, she discovers herself and meets a new love interest. Then reality comes crashing back in.

3.0

Fat Slags

Oct 15, 2004

Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.

6.6

Sixty Six

Nov 3, 2006

A boy's Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.

6.5

The Black Cat

May 2, 1941

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

6.0

Get Him to the Greek

Jun 3, 2010

Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the monumental task of bringing his idol, out of control rock star Aldous Snow, back to LA for his comeback show.

4.4

The Avengers

Aug 13, 1998

British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the world with his weather control machine. Steed investigates the beautiful Doctor Mrs. Emma Peel, the only suspect, but simultaneously falls for her and joins forces with her to combat Sir August.

5.6

The Nutty Professor

Jun 28, 1996

When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped down Don Juan.

6.0

Creep

Aug 10, 2004

Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets

6.0

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Jul 11, 2003

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

6.6

Spider

Nov 6, 2002

A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.

6.3

What a Girl Wants

Mar 27, 2003

An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.