Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
They're back -- in their mummy's arms!
Directed by Charles Lamont
User Rating
Intensity
Bud and Lou, two stranded American archaeologists, run afoul of an Egyptian cult with big plans to resurrect the mummified corpse of Klaris, guardian of his Princess Ara's treasure-filled tomb. When Lou accidentally eats the cursed medallion needed to find the ancient treasure, the two become targets of the cult's leader, his goons, a mysterious femme fatale, and the mummy of Klaris himself!
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- Director
- Charles Lamont
- Written by
- John Grant, Lee Loeb
- Produced by
- Howard Christie
- Composers
- Hans J. Salter, Henry Mancini, Irving Gertz, Joseph Gershenson, Lou Maury
- Cinematographer
- George Robinson
- Editor
- Russell F. Schoengarth
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Language
- English
- TMDB
- 6.0/10 (125 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 25% Rotten
- IMDb
- 6.2/10 (6,600 votes)
Cast
Bud Abbott
Peter Patterson
Lou Costello
Freddie Franklin
Marie Windsor
Madame Rontru
Michael Ansara
Charlie
Dan Seymour
Josef
Richard Deacon
Semu
Kurt Katch
Dr. Gustav Zoomer
Richard Karlan
Hetsut
Mel Welles
Iben
George Khoury
Habid
Eddie Parker
Klaris
Peggy King
Cafe Singer
Marie Abbott
Dancer (uncredited)
Kenneth Alton
Policeman (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Waiter (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Waiter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Charles Lamont
Director
John Grant
Screenplay
Lee Loeb
Story
Griffin Jay
Characters
John L. Balderston
Characters
Maxwell Shane
Characters
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Characters
Richard Schayer
Characters
Howard Christie
Producer
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Irving Gertz
Original Music Composer
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