Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

May 26, 1949

1h 24m

★ 6.5

MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!

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).

Genres

Comedy

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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

Cast

Casey Edwards

Bud Abbott

Freddie Phillips

Lou Costello

Swami Talpur

Boris Karloff

Angela Gordon

Lenore Aubert

Jeff Wilson

Gar Moore

Betty Crandall

Donna Martell

Melton

Alan Mowbray

Insp. Wellman

James Flavin

T. Hanley Brooks

Roland Winters

Amos Strickland

Nicholas Joy

Sgt. Stone

Mikel Conrad

Gregory Milford

Morgan Farley

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