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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 6

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Release Date: Jun 1, 1955 Wide

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy is the last of the team's vehicles for Universal-International. Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou hire themselves out as travelling companions to archeologist Kurt Katch. Before long, Katch is murdered by a group of cultists, and a medallion, embossed with a map which leads to a sacred burial site, is accidentally swallowed by Costello. The boys become the unwilling pawns of the cultists, led by Richard Deacon, and a greedy adventuress, played by Marie Windsor.

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Action & Adventure, Horror, Comedy

Directed By: Charles Lamont

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1955 Wide

On DVD: Aug 12, 1997

Cast

Bud Abbott
Peter
Lou Costello
Freddie
Marie Windsor
Mme. Rontru
Michael Ansara
Charlie
Dan Seymour
Josef
Richard Deacon
Semu
Kurt Katch
Dr. Gustav Zoomer
Richard Karlan
Hetsut
Mel Welles
Iben
George Khoury
Habid
Peggy King
Vocalist
Ken Alton
Policeman
Morris Ankrum
Jan Arvan
Waiter
Donald Kerr
Newspaperman
Mitchell Kowal
Sharon Lee
Blonde
Hank Mann
Native
Eddie Parker
Khans the Mummy
Michael Vallon
Dr. Azzui
Ernst R. von Theumer
Kem Dibbs

Critic Reviews for Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

All Critics (9) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (6) | DVD (8)

Probably no worse than the usual Abbott and Costello comedies in the long running series, it just seems worse.

June 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Abbott and Costello were really the ones able to finally kill Universal's classic monsters.

August 13, 2003 Comment

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

One of those movies that explain why Bud and Lou went out of style.

February 2, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The boys were really winding down with this one...

July 25, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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Abbott and Costello have always been my favorite stars when it comes to comedy, I remember watching them on WOR channel 9 out of New York on Sunday mornings after church. That was analog channel 9 not digital, ha. Anyway this is one of the very few and maybe the only movie that I never saw as a kid, But had the

June 12, 2009

Bruce Bruce

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This Abbott and Costello movie didn't get many good reviews, probably because it plays too much like Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein or anything else they have done. While a lot of the jokes can be repetitive. Still, these two were fun to watch, especially on the same screen as monsters like the Mummy. While

November 3, 2010