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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)

Movie"MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!"
Audience Score
65
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
NR 1 hr 24 minAug 22nd, 1949Horror, Comedy, Mystery
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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).
StarringBud AbbottLou CostelloBoris Karloff
DirectorCharles Barton
WriterOscar Brodney

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 22nd, 1949
Movie Budget:$686,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Universal International Pictures
Movie Tags:
hotelslapstick comedyblackmailscrewball comedycross dressingattempted murderelevatorhypnotism