Comedy ·Horror ·Mystery · United States of America · 1949 · 1h 24m

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff poster
Director
Charles Barton
Cast
Bud Abbott as Casey Edwards Lou Costello as Freddie Phillips Boris Karloff as Swami Talpur Lenore Aubert as Angela Gordon Gar Moore as Jeff Wilson Donna Martell as Betty Crandall
Crew
Charles Van Enger — Director of Photography Edward Curtiss — Editor Milton Schwarzwald — Original Music Composer Hugh Wedlock Jr. — Screenplay Howard Snyder — Screenplay John Grant — Screenplay
Tagline

MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!

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).

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Mood & Themes
hotelblackmailattempted murderslapstick comedycross dressingblack and whitescrewball comedyhypnotismelevator
Key Collaborators
Charles Barton Director Charles Van Enger Director of Photography Edward Curtiss Editor Milton Schwarzwald Original Music Composer Hugh Wedlock Jr. Screenplay Howard Snyder Screenplay John Grant Screenplay Oscar Brodney Writer Hugh Wedlock Jr. Story Howard Snyder Story Robert Arthur Producer Rosemary Odell Costume Design
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