Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

6.6IMDb Score
Released:1949-05-26
Duration:84 min
Director:Charles Barton
Actors:Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Lenore Aubert, Gar Moore
Production:Universal International Pictures

Overview:

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).

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