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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Year:

1951

Duration:

82 min | Argentina:86 min

Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Sport

IMDB rate:

Director:

Charles Lamont

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1951-03-07

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

Cast

Actor

Character

Bobby Barber

Bud Abbott

Bud Alexander

Lou Costello

Lou Francis

Nancy Guild

Helen Gray

Arthur Franz

Tommy Nelson

Adele Jergens

Boots Marsden

Sheldon Leonard

Boots Morgan

William Frawley

Det. Roberts

Gavin Muir

Dr. Philip Gray

Sam Balter

Radio Announcer

John Daheim

Rocky Hanlon (as John Day)

Walter F. Appler

Professor Dugan (uncredited)

Howard Banks

Officer (uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Bald Man (uncredited)

John Breen

Trainer in Gym (uncredited)

Milt Bronson

Ring Announcer (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Man at Bar (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Dugan Detective School Graduate (uncredited)

Russ Conway

Newspaperman (uncredited)

Frank Dae

Col. Duffie (uncredited)

Roy Darmour

Man (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Milt (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

Bartender (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Man (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Fighter on Rowing Machine (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Ringsider with Cigar (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Policeman (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Fight Spectator Behind Boots (uncredited)

Perc Launders

Cop (uncredited)

George J. Lewis

Torpedo Al (uncredited)

Rory Mallinson

Tough Guy at Bar (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

Dr. James C. Turner, Police Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

Graduation Spectator (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Photographer (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Fight Crowd Extra (uncredited)

Franklin Parker

Photographer (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Dugan Detective School Graduate (uncredited)

Jack Perry

Rocky's Handler (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

Waiter (uncredited)

Edith Sheets

Nurse (uncredited)

Jack Shutta

Attendant (uncredited)

Carl Sklover

Lou's Handler (uncredited)

Billy Snyder

Newspaperman (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Dugan Detective School Graduate (uncredited)

Frankie Van

Referee (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Stillwell (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Rooney - Rocky's Manager (uncredited)

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Trivia

This was originally intended to be a straight film in the Invisible Man series. After the huge grosses from Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), the script was rewritten to make it another thrill comedy with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. As it happened, Abbott and Costello met an invisible man in the earlier film, too, but it was a different character.

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Several shots are from Universal's The Invisible Man Returns (1940): the scenes where the guinea pig is turned Invisible (reversed footage), the harness of the invisible guinea pig moving around its cage and the scene where the Invisible Man is unpacking a suitcase of clothes left outside in the woods.

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The picture in Dr. Gray's laboratory of Griffin, the inventor of the invisibility serum, is a photo of Claude Rains, who played the title role in The Invisible Man (1933).

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Goofs

When Lou is on his knees in the ring, the referee counts to six before he tries to rise. Lou however, slightly slips initially and stays briefly on one knee. Technically, therefore, the referee should have continued the count until seven at least.

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Since Lou never completes counting out the bribe money that he has found in the box of flowers, Bud could not know that it totals $15,000.

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When Bud puts down the drink of the second bar guy, you can see the thin wires if you look very carefully.

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Quotes

Dr. James C. Turner, Police Psychiatrist: I know, you saw this man disappear into thin air. Do you always see things?

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Det. Roberts: [Tommy Nelson is gone] How did he get out?

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Dr. James C. Turner, Police Psychiatrist: [hypnotizing Lou with a watch] Tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock...

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