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Box office. $1,850,000 [3] [4] Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff [a] is a 1949 horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Abbott and Costello and Boris Karloff . In 1956, the film was re-released by Realart Pictures as a double feature with Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein . The film is set in a hotel.
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff: Directed by Charles Barton. With Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Lenore Aubert. 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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- Comedy, Crime, Horror
- Charles Barton
- 1949-08-22
Apr 2, 2021 · Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff. Publication date 1949 Topics Trailer, Movie, Horror. Lost Caverns Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips is suspected of ...
- 3 min
Jul 5, 2023 · Directed by Charles Barton. With Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff.
- 2 min
- 2.8K
- Unseen Trailers
According to modern sources, Universal changed the title from "Killers" to "Killer" because it feared a lawsuit from the estate of Mark Hellinger, who had authored the popular 1946 film, The Killers. The film's title card actually reads: "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer/Boris Karloff."
- Charles T. Barton, Joe Kenny
- Bud Abbott
A hotel detective (Bud Abbott) and bellhop (Lou Costello) find dead bodies and a fake swami (Boris Karloff). Director Charles Barton Producer Robert Arthur Screenwriter Howard Snyder, Hugh Wedlock ...
- Comedy
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1949 · 1 hr 25 min. TV-PG. Comedy · Horror. The raucous comedy of Abbott and Costello shines in this zany saga of a hotel bellboy accused of murder and a detective out to find the real culprit. Subtitles: English. Starring: Bud Abbott Lou Costello Boris Karloff Lenore Aubert Gar Moore. Directed by: Charles T. Barton. The raucous comedy of ...
