Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) - film review
Charles Barton
Comedy / Mystery / Thriller
Summary
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff is an American comedy thriller film first released in 1949,
directed by Charles Barton.
The film stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Lenore Aubert and Gar Moore.
It has also been released under the title: Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Charles Barton
- Script: Hugh Wedlock Jr., Howard Snyder, John Grant
- Photo: Charles Van Enger
- Music: Milton Schwarzwald
- Cast: Bud Abbott (Casey Edwards), Lou Costello (Freddie Phillips), Boris Karloff (Swami Talpur), Lenore Aubert (Angela Gordon), Gar Moore (Jeff Wilson), Donna Martell (Betty Crandall), Alan Mowbray (Melton), James Flavin (Insp. Wellman), Roland Winters (T. Hanley Brooks), Nicholas Joy (Amos Strickland), Mikel Conrad (Sgt. Stone), Morgan Farley (Gregory Milford), Victoria Horne (Mrs. Hargreave), Percy Helton (Abernathy), Claire Du Brey (Mrs. Grimsby), Harry Hayden (Lawrence Crandall), Vincent Renno (Mike Relia), Murray Alper (Joe, Reporter), Bobby Barber (Dry Cleaning Man), Marjorie Bennett (Second Maid), Gail Bonney, Harry Brown (Medical Examiner), Jack Chefe (Barber), Eddie Coke (Reporter), Beatrice Gray (Woman), Billy Gray, Patricia Hall (Manicurist), Arthur Hecht (Photographer), William J. O’Brien (Room Service Waiter), Ed Randolph (Bootblack), Phil Shepard (Bellboy), Billy Snyder (Reporter), Frankie Van (Bozzo)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 84 min; B&W
- Aka: Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer; Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff; Meet the Killer
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