Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) on Netflix
NR19551h 19mActionAdventureComedy
In Cairo, stranded Americans Bud and Lou apply for the job of taking the mummy Klaris to America. The medallion that shows where Princess Ara's treasure lies falls into their hands.
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Plot summary
Two Americans stuck in Cairo, Bud and Lou, overhear Dr. Gustav Zoomer describe Klaris, the mummy who guards Princess Ara's tomb, and the medallion that reveals where her treasure rests. Semu leads a group devoted to Klaris, and both he and Madame Rontru, a businesswoman chasing the treasure, listen in. Bud and Lou go to the doctor's house seeking work transporting the mummy to America, but two of Semu's men kill him and take the mummy, leaving the medallion behind. The pair find it and offer it for sale; Rontru agrees to their price, then has them meet her at the Cafe Bagdad, where a waiter says the medallion is cursed.
Cast
- George Khouryas Habid
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- Marie Abbottas Dancer (uncredited)
- Kenneth Altonas Policeman (uncredited)
- Mary Baylessas Cafe Patron (uncredited)
- Eumenio Blancoas Waiter (uncredited)
- Mazzone-Abbott Dancersas Dance Troupe (as The Mazzone-Abbott Dancers)
- Chandra Kaly and His Dancersas Dance Troupe
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
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- The film was shot from October 28 through November 24, 1954 and is the last that Abbott and Costello made for Universal Pictures; the day after filming completed the pair arrived in New York City to ride on the first float of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- Stuntman Eddie Parker, billed as "Edwin", played the mummy here, having previously doubled Lon Chaney Jr. in Universal's earlier Mummy films.
- Beginning with Universal's The Mummy's Hand in 1940 the Mummy was called "Kharis", but in this film the character's name is changed to "Klaris".
- The design for the Mummy figure in the 1986 Universal-licensed Classic Movie Monsters series from Imperial Toys was based on the monster from this film.
- Costello's daughter, Carole Costello, has a small part in the film as a flower girl; she was 16 years old at the time.
