Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

Directed by

Charles Lamont

Genre

comedy film, comedy horror, parody film, crossover fiction

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

G

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 123 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two American friends in Cairo get tangled up with a stolen mummy, a sacred medallion, and a hidden treasure. They must dodge a female treasure hunter and a group of mummy worshippers.

slapsticklightheartedplayfulcomedicgoofycampyzanybrisk

What happens

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy is a 1955 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is the sixth entry in Universal's original Mummy franchise and the 28th and final Abbott and Costello film produced by Universal-International. The film is primarily set in Cairo. Two expatriate Americans are supposed to work as guardians of a mummy during its transportation, but their prospective employer is murdered and the mummy is stolen. The duo are left in possession of a sacred medallion which supposedly records the location of a hidden treasure. They get acquainted with a female treasure hunter and with the modern followers of the mummy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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