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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!
Genres
ComedyHorrorMystery
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).
Details
Budget
$686000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
84 min
Release Date
1949-05-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
54
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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)
Bobby Barber
Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Second Maid (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
First Maid (uncredited)
Harry Brown
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Barber (uncredited)
Eddie Coke
Reporter (uncredited)
Beatrice Gray
Woman (uncredited)
Billy Gray
Boy With Bow and Arrow (uncredited)
Patricia Hall
Manicurist (uncredited)
Arthur Hecht
Photographer (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Ed Randolph
Bootblack (uncredited)
Phil Shepard
Bellboy (uncredited)
Billy Snyder
Reporter (uncredited)
Frankie Van
Bozzo (uncredited)
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