Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

  • Bud Abbott Bud Abbott / Peter Patterson
  • Lou Costello: Lou Costello / Freddie Franklin
  • Marie Windsor: Madame Rontru
  • Richard Deacon: Semu
  • Michael Ansara: Charlie
  • Kurt Katch: Dr. Zoomer
  • Dan Seymour: Josef
  • Richard Karlan: Hetsut
  • Mel Welles: Iben
  • George Khoury: Habid

Abbott and Costello Meet Mummy Raider is an American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont from 1955 based on a story by Lee Loeb. The film is the penultimate of the comedian duo. Germany premiere was on 21 August 1959.

Action

Abbott and Costello have landed in Cairo. You get random with how Dr. Zoomer on the mummy Claris ', the grave keeper's Princess Ara speaks. The mummy has a sacred medallion that is to show the way to the treasure of the princess. Semu and Madame Rontra, followers of Claris, eavesdrop on the conversation as well.

In order to convert the mummy to America, Abbott and Costello go to the doctor's house. Before the two are received, Dr. Zoomer two helpers Semus, Iben and Hetsut killed. The mummy is stolen, but the medallion is forgotten. Abbott and Costello find the medallion. Rontru offers them $ 100, but Abbott knows that at least $ 5000 in it, the Rontru is also willing to pay. They should meet Rontru at Café Cairo, where they learn of a waiter that the medallion is cursed. Frantically trying to get rid of it, but by accident it lands in Costello's hamburger which swallowed it promptly. Rontru urges the two to go to a doctor so that Costello is x-rayed. Since the inscription of the medallion but consists of hieroglyphs, they can not decipher it. Semu worse, pretends to be an archaeologist and offers to all lead to the grave of the princess. Meanwhile, his men have awakened the mummy Claris to life.

At the grave arrived Semu want to kill them all. Rontru takes Semu caught, and Charlie, one of their men is dressed as a mummy in the temple. Even Abbott dressed up as a mummy and goes behind. He and Costello rid Semu. Now three mummies are at the same time and same place. Rontru tries to open the treasury with dynamite. Claris dies, the treasure is uncovered. Abbott and Costello convince Semu to open a nightclub, and to preserve the legend of Claris.

Reviews

  • The filmdienst described the film as " overtightened slapstick according to usual recipe for success, in the plot too convoluted and erratic. "
  • Alan Frank ruled devastating in Horror Handbook: "In every way terrible, with gags that are older than the mummy itself ... "

Background

  • The role name of Abbott and Costello, as in the credits, Peter Patterson ( Abbott) and Freddie Franklin ( Costello). In the film itself, they argue with their usual names.
  • The three-time Oscar winner Alexander Golitzen was art director of the film. Outfitter Russell A. Gausman won in his career two, a sound engineer Leslie I. Carey.
  • Was not in the credits Henry Mancini, who worked on the film music.
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