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

NR 08/01/1953 Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction 1h 17m
63%
User
Score
6.4/10
63%

The laughs are twice as MONSTER-OUS as ever before!

Overview

As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Charles Lamont

Director

John Grant

Screenplay

Lee Loeb

Screenplay

Sid Fields

Story

Top Billed Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Slim

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Tubby

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

Craig Stevens

Craig Stevens

Bruce Adams

Helen Westcott

Helen Westcott

Vicky Edwards

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Inspector

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

Batley

Eddie Parker

Eddie Parker

Mr. Hyde (uncredited)

Patti McKaye

Patti McKaye

Can-can dancer

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on March 4, 2020

Middle tier A&C picture boosted by Karloff's looming presence.

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is directed by Charles Lamont and loosely based on the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello and Boris Karloff. Plot finds Bud and Lou as two coppers in old time London who become involved with the hunt for a monstrous killer. A hunt that brings them into contact with the mysterious Dr. Jekyll.

It would be the fourth from last movie the popular comedy duo would make together, and the latest to see them paired with a famous monster from 30's cinema. Although it's a touch weak in the comedy stakes, and it does kind of feel like they are winding down after such a fruitful career, the film holds up...

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