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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
“MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!”
6.6 / 10• 1949• 1h 24m•NR• English
ComedyHorrorMystery
Storyline
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).
Cast & Crew
Bud Abbott
Casey Edwards
Lead
Lou Costello
Freddie Phillips
Boris Karloff
Swami Talpur
Lenore Aubert
Angela Gordon
GM
Gar Moore
Jeff Wilson
Donna Martell
Betty Crandall
Alan Mowbray
Melton
James Flavin
Insp. Wellman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Barton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
