Lost Caverns Resort Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips gives an empty threat to one attorney Amos Strickland, and is shortly fired. When Freddie visits his guest's suite to apologize, he finds Strickland dead of a gunshot wound.
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Bud AbbottCasey Edwards
Lou CostelloFreddie Phillips
Boris KarloffSwami Talpur
Lenore AubertAngela Gordon
Donna MartellBetty Crandall
Alan MowbrayMelton
James FlavinInsp. Wellman
Roland WintersT. Hanley Brooks
Nicholas JoyAmos Strickland
Mikel ConradSgt. Stone
Morgan FarleyGregory Milford
Victoria HorneMrs. Hargreave
Percy HeltonAbernathy
Claire Du BreyMrs. Grimsby
Harry HaydenLawrence Crandall
Murray AlperJoe, Reporter (uncredited)
Bobby BarberDry Cleaning Man (uncredited)
Marjorie BennettSecond Maid (uncredited)
Gail BonneyFirst Maid (uncredited)
Jack ChefeBarber (uncredited)
Beatrice GrayWoman (uncredited)
Billy GrayBoy With Bow and Arrow (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 67May 26, 1949 · 1 h 24 min · Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Sauna of Death, Never One Murder, Blackmail +9
6 questions, like "Where can I stream Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff?"
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In the United States, you can rent or buy Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 6.7).
Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (7 of 10) and dark humor (6 of 10).
At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.
TV Tropes lists 49 tropes for it, including Sauna of Death, Never One Murder, and Blackmail.
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