USA, 1955
77m, 6957 ft, 2120 metres
35mm, black and white, 1.85:1
mono, English
An American comedy horror film directed by Charles Lamont.
Plot Summary
The discovery of an ancient medallion and the murder of an archaeologist lead two Americans in Egypt to an encounter with a mummy…
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Charles Lamont
© MCMLV [1955] by Universal Pictures Company Inc
Universal-International presents
Produced by: Howard Christie
Screenplay by: John Grant
Story by: Lee Loeb
Assistant Director: Peter Bowles
Director of Photography: George Robinson
Film Editor: Russell Schoengarth
Music Supervision by: Joseph Gershenson
Music: Irving Gertz [uncredited], Henry Mancini [uncredited], Lou Maury [uncredited], Hans J. Salter [uncredited]
Song Performed by: Peggy King [uncredited]
Sound: Leslie I. Carey, Robert Pritchard
Western Electric Recording
Gowns: Rosemary Odell
Make-Up: Bud Westmore
Hair Stylist: Joan St Oegger
Special Photography: Clifford Stine
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Bill Newberry
Set Decorations: Russell A. Gausman, James M. Walters
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)
Edwin Parker (Klaris, the mummy)
The Mazzone Abbott Dancers
Chandra Kaly and His Dancers
Peggy King (vocalist)
Kenneth Alton, Kem Dibbs, Mitchell Kowall [policeman – uncredited]
Morris Ankrum
Jan Arvan [waiter – uncredited]
Carole Costello [flower girl – uncredited]
Ted Hecht
Donald Kerr [newspaperman – uncredited]
Sharon Lee [blonde – uncredited]
Hank Mann [waiter with flaming kabob – uncredited]
Paul Marion
Robin Morse
Michael Vallon [Dr Azzui – uncredited]
Veola Vonn [French-speaking cafe showgirl – uncredited]
Alternative Titles
Abbott and Costello spotykaja mumie – Poland
Abbott e Costello e a Múmia – Portugal
Abbott ja Costello Egyptissä – Finland
Abbott und Costello als Mumienräuber – Germany
Abbott y Costello contra la momia – Chile
Meet the Mummy
Il mistero della piramide – Italy
Links
See also
The Mummy (1932)
Extracts included in
The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.6 p.4
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.134 no.25 3 May 1955 p.3 – review
- Kine Weekly no.2495 21 Apr 1955 p.25 – review
- Monster! no.33 (Spring 2018) pp.26-29 – illustrated article (The Mummy in Australia by Daniel Best); 333-347 – illustrated note (Monster! #33 movie checklist by Steve Fenton and Tim Paxton)
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.22 no.257 (June 1955) p.88 – credits, review
- Motion Picture Herald vol.199 no.6 7 May 1955 p.425 – review
- Sight & Sound vol.10 no.9 (September 2000) p.61 – illustrated video review (Video reviews: retail by Geoffrey Macnab)
- Today’s Cinema vol.84 no.7244 13 Apr 1955 p.12 – review
- Variety 11 May 1955 – review
Books
- The Abbott and Costello Book by Jim Mulholland pp.53, 174-176; 239
- Abbott and Costello on the Home Front: A Critical Study of the Wartime Films by Scott Allen Nollen p.202 – illustrated credits
- The Abbott & Costello Story by Stephen Cox and John Lofflin p.237
- The Armchair Odeon: The Collector’s Guide to the Movies by Denis Gifford p.110-111
- Classic Movie Monsters by Donald F. Glut pp.185-187 – note
- Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008 by Bruce G. Hallenbeck pp.57-59; 213 – illustrated review; credits
- A Critical Guide to Horror Film Series by Ken Hanke pp.56-57; 58 – credits, review
- The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film by R.G. Young p.1 – credits, review
- The Essential Monster Movie Guide pp.26-27 – credits, review
- The Horror Factory: The Horror Films of Universal 1931-1955 by Bruce Dettman and Michael Bedford pp.162-163;171 – article, review; credits
- The Horror Spoofs of Abbott and Costello: A Critical Assessment of the Comedy Team’s Monster Films by Jeffrey S. Miller pp.19, 26, 114-135, 218
- Horrorshows: The A-Z of Horror in Film, TV, Radio and Theatre by Gene Wright p.203 – credits, review
- The Illustrated Dinosaur Movie Guide p.44 – credits, review
- Horror and Science Fiction Films: A Checklist by Donald C. Willis p.15 – credits
- Horror and Science Fiction Films III by Donald C. Willis pp.1-2 – credits
- The Monster Movies of Universal Studios by James L. Neibaur pp.182-186 – illustrated credits, article
- The Mummy on Screen: Orientalism and Monstrosity in Horror Cinema by Basil Glynn p.138
- The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film by Michael Weldon p.3 – credits, review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee pp.1-2 – credits
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester p.340-342 – credits, review
- Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film by Wickham Clayton (ed.) p.109
- Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror by Michael Mallory pp.207, 210 – illustrated article, review
