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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster
Directed by
Charles Lamont
Genre
comedy film, comedy horror, science fiction film, parody film, science fiction comedy, crossover fiction
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
G
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 95 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two bumbling American cops in Victorian London try to catch a serial killer. They stumble into the secret experiments of a scientist who turns into a monster.

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What happens

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1953 American horror comedy film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, co-starring Boris Karloff, and directed by Charles Lamont. Inspired by the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the film follows the story of two American police officers visiting Victorian London who become involved in the hunt for a monster responsible for a series of murders. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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