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ComedyHorrorMystery

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

- MORE GHOULISH GLEE THAN WHEN THEY MET FRANKENSTEIN!

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).

Release Date : 1949-05-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris KarloffAbbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Cast

Bud Abbott

Character Name : Casey Edwards

Original Name : Bud Abbott

Gender : Male

Lou Costello

Character Name : Freddie Phillips

Original Name : Lou Costello

Gender : Male

Boris Karloff

Character Name : Swami Talpur

Original Name : Boris Karloff

Gender : Male

Lenore Aubert

Character Name : Angela Gordon

Original Name : Lenore Aubert

Gender : Female

Gar Moore

Character Name : Jeff Wilson

Original Name : Gar Moore

Gender : Male

Donna Martell

Character Name : Betty Crandall

Original Name : Donna Martell

Gender : Female

Alan Mowbray

Character Name : Melton

Original Name : Alan Mowbray

Gender : Male

James Flavin

Character Name : Insp. Wellman

Original Name : James Flavin

Gender : Male

Roland Winters

Character Name : T. Hanley Brooks

Original Name : Roland Winters

Gender : Male

Nicholas Joy

Character Name : Amos Strickland

Original Name : Nicholas Joy

Gender : Male

Mikel Conrad

Character Name : Sgt. Stone

Original Name : Mikel Conrad

Gender : Male

Morgan Farley

Character Name : Gregory Milford

Original Name : Morgan Farley

Gender : Male

Victoria Horne

Character Name : Mrs. Hargreave

Original Name : Victoria Horne

Gender : Female

Percy Helton

Character Name : Abernathy

Original Name : Percy Helton

Gender : Male

Claire Du Brey

Character Name : Mrs. Grimsby

Original Name : Claire Du Brey

Gender : Female

Harry Hayden

Character Name : Lawrence Crandall

Original Name : Harry Hayden

Gender : Male

Vincent Renno

Character Name : Mike Relia

Original Name : Vincent Renno

Gender : Male

Murray Alper

Character Name : Joe, Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Murray Alper

Gender : Male

Bobby Barber

Character Name : Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Barber

Gender : Male

Marjorie Bennett

Character Name : Second Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Marjorie Bennett

Gender : Female

Gail Bonney

Character Name : First Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Gail Bonney

Gender : Female

Harry Brown

Character Name : Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Brown

Gender : Male

Jack Chefe

Character Name : Barber (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Chefe

Gender : Male

Eddie Coke

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Coke

Gender : Male

Beatrice Gray

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Beatrice Gray

Gender : Female

Billy Gray

Character Name : Boy With Bow and Arrow (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Gray

Gender : Male

Patricia Hall

Character Name : Manicurist (uncredited)

Original Name : Patricia Hall

Gender : Male

Arthur Hecht

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Hecht

Gender : Male

William H. O'Brien

Character Name : Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Ed Randolph

Character Name : Bootblack (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Randolph

Gender : Male

Phil Shepard

Character Name : Bellboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil Shepard

Gender : Male

Billy Snyder

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Snyder

Gender : Male

Frankie Van

Character Name : Bozzo (uncredited)

Original Name : Frankie Van

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Tidy comedy, great mystery! Bud & Lou find themselves at the center of a murder mystery, the chief suspect? Why Lou Costello of course. As a comedy, Meet The Killer offers nothing fresh to what we haven't seen before from the boys prior to this 1949 offering, not that the comedy doesn't deliver, because it does, very much so. Be it Freddie (Costello) being too stupid to be hypnotised by the shifty Swami (Boris Karloff), or a wonderful sequence of events down in the creepy caverns, it's fun and very diverting. However, the strength in "Meet The Killer" is that it works very well as a whodunit mystery, a ream of characters, all acting oddly, come and go to keep the viewer guessing right through to the cheery pay off. It's entertaining on two fronts and has a cast clearly having fun into the bargain. Super shadowy photography by Charles Van Enger as well. Enjoy! Now, about that Tortoise? 7/10