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Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Year:

1950

Duration:

84 min | Argentina:88 min

Genres:

Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Charles Barton

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1950-02-01

Filming Locations: Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Bobby Barber

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 (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett

Second Maid (uncredited)

Gail Bonney

Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Brown

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Barber (uncredited)

Eddie Coke

Reporter (uncredited)

Beatrice Gray

Woman (uncredited)

Billy Gray

Minor Role (uncredited)

Patricia Hall

Manicurist (uncredited)

Arthur Hecht

Photographer (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

Ed Randolph

Bootblack (uncredited)

Phil Shepard

Bellboy (uncredited)

Billy Snyder

Reporter (uncredited)

Frankie Van

Bozzo (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The film was originally banned in Denmark due to the scene where corpses play cards.

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After filming was completed, Lou Costello was bedridden for several months due to a relapse of rheumatic fever, which he originally battled in 1943. As a result, the duo did not make another film together until Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950), a year later.

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The original script 'Easy Does It', was originally intended as a vehicle for Bob Hope. After the huge success of Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Universal-International wanted another "horror" comedy with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, so the script was rewritten for them. Oddly enough, the role played by Boris Karloff was originally written for a woman.

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Goofs

When Angela comes to visit Freddie in his suite, and they sit down on the sofa, her right arm is down near her lap. Then, when the shot shifts to the side, her arm is resting behind Freddie on the back of the sofa.

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During the opening credit animation, after machine gun fire writes "Meet The Killer", the animated Costello says, "You didn't dot the 'I'!". This wouldn't be necessary, however, since the words are written in all capital letters.

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When Abernathy is looking over Freddie's shoulder during the so-called Bridge game, he starts on Freddie's right side. Then, after the camera cuts back from the close-up of Freddie's hand, Abernathy is on Freddie's left side.

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Quotes

Freddie Phillips: Who's the culprit?

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Swami Talpur: [to Freddie] You're going to commit suicide if it's the last thing you do!

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Freddie Phillips: Ain't I a lucky stiff? Lucky stiff? I should've never left Paterson.

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