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1955·Adventure·1h 19m
7.0
Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.
Directed by Charles Lamont
egypt
medallion
temple
mummy
snake charmer
slapstick comedy
curse
dead body
black and white
secret passageway
archeology
wanted for murder
hieroglyphics

Cast

Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
Peter Patterson
Lou Costello
Lou Costello
Freddie Franklin
Marie Windsor
Marie Windsor
Madame Rontru
Michael Ansara
Michael Ansara
Charlie
Richard Deacon
Richard Deacon
Semu
Kurt Katch
Kurt Katch
Dr. Gustav Zoomer
Richard Karlan
Richard Karlan
Hetsut
Mel Welles
Mel Welles
Iben
Eddie Parker
Eddie Parker
Klaris
Peggy King
Peggy King
Cafe Singer
Jan Arvan
Jan Arvan
Waiter (uncredited)
George Calliga
George Calliga
Townsman (uncredited)

Crew

Charles Lamont
Charles Lamont
Director
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini
Music
John L. Balderston
John L. Balderston
Characters

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Alfred HitchTOK
Alfred HitchTOK
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
First they met Frankenstein and now Abbott and Costello have VIP tickets for a meet and greet with The Mummy! 

Bud and Lou also incidentally meet the Invisible Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and uhh The Keystone Cops over their 22 year partnership. 

Here the boys are in Egypt, trying to convince a professor to hire them to escort an uncovered Mummy back to the United States. The pair become embroiled in a plot between cult leader Semu (Richard Deacon) who wants those magical Mummy vibes all to himself and badass business woman Madame Rontru (Marie Windsor) who wants the sweet coin from the sale of such a rare artefact. 

There are lots of jokes about Bud referring to the Mummy in the Egyptian context and Lou misconstruing this as a term for Mother instead. Like a lot of jokes about this. There is a whole bit where Lou keeps discovering an un-alived body, runs away with his trade mark ‘heyyyyy Abbott’ schtick and when he does return with Bud the body is missing. Oh and the pair trade back and forth a cursed necklace, resulting in Lou eating the damn thing while stuffed in a hamburger. 

The Mummy had some seriously parched lips and I kept wishing someone would give the dude dude a drink. 

And that scene with the three mummies was giving serious Spider-man meme vibes.
First they met Frankenstein and now Abbott and Costello have VIP tickets for a meet and greet with The Mummy! 

Bud and Lou also incidentally meet the Invisible Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and uhh The Keystone Cops over their 22 year partnership. 

Here the boys are in Egypt, trying to convince a professor to hire them to escort an uncovered Mummy back to the United States. The pair become embroiled in a plot between cult leader Semu (Richard Deacon) who wants those magical Mummy vibes all to himself and badass business woman Madame Rontru (Marie Windsor) who wants the sweet coin from the sale of such a rare artefact. 

There are lots of jokes about Bud referring to the Mummy in the Egyptian context and Lou misconstruing this as a term for Mother instead. Like a lot of jokes about this. There is a whole bit where Lou keeps discovering an un-alived body, runs away with his trade mark ‘heyyyyy Abbott’ schtick and when he does return with Bud the body is missing. Oh and the pair trade back and forth a cursed necklace, resulting in Lou eating the damn thing while stuffed in a hamburger. 

The Mummy had some seriously parched lips and I kept wishing someone would give the dude dude a drink. 

And that scene with the three mummies was giving serious Spider-man meme vibes.
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Christiaan Heying
Christiaan Heying
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
They had to close it off with a real movie after all that bullshit.
They had to close it off with a real movie after all that bullshit.
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Grim
Grim
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as always, the title is deceiving; very littlemummy screen time (tripling it at the end doesn’t count)

“let us celebrate the return of klaris to his people” 👱🏻‍♂️
as always, the title is deceiving; very littlemummy screen time (tripling it at the end doesn’t count)

“let us celebrate the return of klaris to his people” 👱🏻‍♂️
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vConqueror
vConquerorPRO
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
They didn't even bother wrapping the mummy in actual bandage, just textured a jumpsuit and called it a day 😭
These fella's humour just isn't for me so Ive been dreading watching them every time 😂 Ah well one more film to go until I've finished this Universal Monsters 30 film boxset 😁
They didn't even bother wrapping the mummy in actual bandage, just textured a jumpsuit and called it a day 😭
These fella's humour just isn't for me so Ive been dreading watching them every time 😂 Ah well one more film to go until I've finished this Universal Monsters 30 film boxset 😁
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Cane Dewey
Cane Dewey
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
The only great film in the mummy series.
The only great film in the mummy series.
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