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Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 26, 1949

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

User Score

65%

Original Title

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Director

Charles Barton

Budget

$686,000

Description

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).