Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Barton |
| Producer(s) | Robert Arthur |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Family, Horror, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Detectives |
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) was a Comedy - Mystery Film directed by Charles Barton and produced by Robert Arthur.
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Swami Talpur:
[to Freddie in a hypnotic voice] You didn't see me... you didn't see me... you didn't see me... I wasn't here
[leaves]
Casey Edwards: [to Freddy] Ready to go?
Freddie Phillips: I didn't see him.
Casey Edwards: You didn't see who?
Freddie Phillips: The man who wasn't here.
Casey Edwards: What man?
Freddie Phillips: All I did was open up the door, see if the coast was clear, my mind went blank.
Casey Edwards: Your mind's been a blank all your life.
Abernathy: Things have been awfully dead around here.
Freddie Phillips: Much deader than you think.
Swami Talpur: [to Freddie] You're going to commit suicide if it's the last thing you do!
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[leaves]
Casey Edwards: [to Freddy] Ready to go?
Freddie Phillips: I didn't see him.
Casey Edwards: You didn't see who?
Freddie Phillips: The man who wasn't here.
Casey Edwards: What man?
Freddie Phillips: All I did was open up the door, see if the coast was clear, my mind went blank.
Casey Edwards: Your mind's been a blank all your life.
Abernathy: Things have been awfully dead around here.
Freddie Phillips: Much deader than you think.
Swami Talpur: [to Freddie] You're going to commit suicide if it's the last thing you do!
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The film was originally banned in Denmark due to the scene where corpses play cards.
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, a year later.
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, 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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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, a year later.
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, 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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