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

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!

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ComedyHorrorMystery

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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).

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Budget

$686000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.573/10

Release Date

26 May 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Joe, Reporter (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Second Maid (uncredited)

Gail Bonney

Gail Bonney

First Maid (uncredited)

Harry Brown

Harry Brown

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Barber (uncredited)

Eddie Coke

Eddie Coke

Reporter (uncredited)

Beatrice Gray

Beatrice Gray

Woman (uncredited)

Billy Gray

Billy Gray

Boy With Bow and Arrow (uncredited)

Patricia Hall

Patricia Hall

Manicurist (uncredited)

Arthur Hecht

Arthur Hecht

Photographer (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

Ed Randolph

Ed Randolph

Bootblack (uncredited)

Phil Shepard

Phil Shepard

Bellboy (uncredited)

Billy Snyder

Billy Snyder

Reporter (uncredited)

Frankie Van

Frankie Van

Bozzo (uncredited)

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