Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · Movie · Approved · 79 min · ★ 6.0 · 30% critics
Stranded in Egypt and looking for a way home, two bumbling Americans get tangled up in a hunt for a sacred medallion, a hidden tomb, and a mummy said to be alive. Their misadventure mixes spooky chases, secret passages, and broad slapstick.
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Details
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-04-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Critic score
- 30/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (121 votes)
- Budget
- $726,250
About
You may enjoy this if you like old-school monster spoofs, broad slapstick, and breezy mummy antics in the vein of The Mummy's Hand or Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man; Not for you if you want sharper comedy or genuine scares.
Pros: light spooky fun; playful slapstick; easygoing pace | Cons: repetitive gags; uneven laughs; not top-tier duo
Themes
- egypt
- medallion
- temple
- mummy
- snake charmer
- slapstick comedy
- curse
- dead body
- black and white
- secret passageway
- archeology
- wanted for murder
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Bud Abbott
as Peter Patterson
Lou Costello
as Freddie Franklin
Marie Windsor
as Madame Rontru
Michael Ansara
as Charlie
- DS
Dan Seymour
as Josef
Richard Deacon
as Semu
Kurt Katch
as Dr. Gustav Zoomer
Richard Karlan
as Hetsut
Mel Welles
as Iben
- GK
George Khoury
as Habid
Directed by Charles Lamont