Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) - film review
Charles Lamont
Comedy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi
Summary
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an American comedy horror film first released in 1953,
directed by Charles Lamont.
The film is based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Craig Stevens and Helen Westcott.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Charles Lamont
- Script: Howard Dimsdale, Sid Fields, Grant Garett, John Grant, Lee Loeb, Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)
- Photo: George Robinson
- Cast: Bud Abbott (Slim), Lou Costello (Tubby), Boris Karloff (Dr. Henry Jekyll), Craig Stevens (Bruce Adams), Helen Westcott (Vicky Edwards), Reginald Denny (Inspector), John Dierkes (Batley), Jimmy Aubrey (Man Sleeping in Park), Wilson Benge (Stage Doorman), Marjorie Bennett (Militant Woman on soapbox), Judith Brian (Woman on bike), Clyde Cook (Drunk in Pub), Henry Corden (Actor in Javanese Costume), Harry Cording (Rough Character in park), John Daheim (4th Heckler in park), Herbert Deans (Dr. Stephen J. Poole), Carmen De Lavallade (Javanese actress), Isabelle Dwan (Mrs. Penprase), Betty Fairfax (Suffragette), Al Ferguson (Watkins, Coachman), Arthur Gould-Porter (Bartender), Michael Hadlow (Bobby), Keith Hitchcock (Jailer), Duke Johnson (Juggler), Donald Kerr (Chimney sweep), Lucille Lamarr (Dancer), Bert LeBaron (First Heckler in park), Anthony Marsh (Bobby), Patti McKay (Dancer), Clive Morgan (Bobby), Gil Perkins (Oscar), Hilda Plowright (Nursemaid), Susan Randall (Girl), John Rogers (Drunk in Pub), David Sharpe (Third Heckler in park), Ken Terrell (Second Heckler in park), Betty Tyler (Dancer), Harry Wilson (Man asking for Match)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 76 min; B&W
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