Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949)
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- 1h 24min
- Comedy, Crime
- 22 Aug 1949 (USA)
- Movie
Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.
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Cast verified as complete
| Bud Abbott | ... |
Casey Edwards
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| Lou Costello | ... |
Freddie Phillips
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| Boris Karloff | ... |
Swami Talpur
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| Lenore Aubert | ... |
Angela Gordon
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| Gar Moore | ... |
Jeff Wilson
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| Donna Martell | ... |
Betty Crandall
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| Alan Mowbray | ... |
Melton
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| James Flavin | ... |
Insp. Wellman
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| Roland Winters | ... |
T. Hanley Brooks
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| Nicholas Joy | ... |
Amos Strickland
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| Mikel Conrad | ... |
Sgt. Stone
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| Morgan Farley | ... |
Gregory Milford
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| Victoria Horne | ... |
Mrs. Hargreave
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| Percy Helton | ... |
Abernathy
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| Claire Du Brey | ... |
Mrs. Grimsby
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Harry Hayden | ... |
Lawrence Crandall
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Vincent Renno | ... |
Mike Relia
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| Murray Alper | ... |
Joe, Reporter (uncredited)
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| Bobby Barber | ... |
Dry Cleaning Man (uncredited)
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| Marjorie Bennett | ... |
Second Maid (uncredited)
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| Gail Bonney | ... |
First Maid (uncredited)
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| Harry Brown | ... |
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Barber (uncredited)
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Eddie Coke | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Beatrice Gray | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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| Billy Gray | ... |
Boy With Bow and Arrow (uncredited)
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| Patricia Hall | ... |
Manicurist (uncredited)
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| Arthur Hecht | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
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Ed Randolph | ... |
Bootblack (uncredited)
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Phil Shepard | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Billy Snyder | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Frankie Van | ... |
Bozzo (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Barton | ... | (as Charles T. Barton) |
Written by
| Hugh Wedlock Jr. | ... | (story) & |
| Howard Snyder | ... | (story) |
| Hugh Wedlock Jr. | ... | (screen play) and |
| Howard Snyder | ... | (screen play) and |
| John Grant | ... | (screen play) |
| Oscar Brodney | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Robert Arthur | ... | producer |
Music by
| Milton Schwarzwald | ||
Cinematography by
| Charles Van Enger | ||
Editing by
| Edward Curtiss | ||
Art Direction by
| Bernard Herzbrun | ||
| Richard H. Riedel | ||
Set Decoration by
| Oliver Emert | ||
| Russell A. Gausman | ||
Costume Design by
| Rosemary Odell | ||
Makeup Department
| Joan St. Oegger | ... | hair stylist |
| Bud Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
| Layne Britton | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Lillian Burkhart | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Gilbert Kurland | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joseph E. Kenney | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Leslie I. Carey | ... | sound |
| Robert Pritchard | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| David S. Horsley | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Fred Buckley | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Sherman Clark | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Ross Saxon | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ward | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Johnny Green | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Hans J. Salter | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Paul Sawtell | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Walter Schumann | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Milton Schwarzwald | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
| Frank Skinner | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Leith Stevens | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Betty A. Griffin | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal-International)
- Empire Universal Films (1949) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1949) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1949) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Doperfilme (1951) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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).
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Taglines | Yipes! Those Killer-Dillers are out to get the King of the Killers ! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $686,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was originally banned in Denmark due to the scene where corpses play cards. See more » |
| Goofs | After Casey and Freddie leave the body of Relia in his closet, and he rolls into the laundry cart, he lands face down. But then, when Freddie gets the cart to put Milford's body in it, he and Casey find Relia face up. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Abbott and Costello in the Movies (1990). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The film begins animated versions of Abbott & Costello on a scaffold painting their names on a wall. (The bucket is labeled "BLOOD")Then there is the sound of a car screeching to a stop, and machine gun fire. "Meet the Killer" is written in bullet holes. "Costello" yells "HaHa! You didn't dot the "I"!" Then a dagger flies in and "Dots the 'I'", while the bucket of "Blood" is spilled. Then the frame drops, following the "Blood" as it spells out "Boris Karloff", and then the rest of the credits. See more » |
| Quotes |
[the Swami tries to get a hypnotized Freddie to kill himself]
Swami Talpur: Perhaps you should choose the manner of your death. How would you like to die? Freddie Phillips: Old age. See more » |