Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
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 28th and final Abbott and Costello film produced by Universal-International.
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Screenplay by | John Grant |
| Story by | Lee Loeb |
| Produced by | Howard Christie |
| Starring | Bud Abbott Lou Costello Marie Windsor Michael Ansara Peggy King Richard Deacon Mel Welles |
| Cinematography | George Robinson |
| Edited by | Russell Schoengarth |
| Music by | Joseph Gershenson (supervisor) Uncredited: Irving Gertz Henry Mancini Lou Maury Hans J. Salter |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $726,250 |
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.
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