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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 Resort Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips gives an empty threat to one attorney Amos Strickland, and is shortly fired. When Freddie visits his guest's suite to apologize, he finds Strickland dead of a gunshot wound. As the investigators file in, Freddie becomes the scapegoat of the guests in the hotel, who all had a bone to pick with Strickland. It's now up to Freddie and Detective Casey Edwards to find out who the real killer is, all the while avoiding the many vigorous and violent villains staying at the resort.
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.”
