Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

  • 33% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 58% of users liked it
    (1,280 ratings)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy is the last of the team's vehicles for Universal-International. Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou hire themselves out as travelling companions to archeologist Kurt Katch. Before long, Katch is murdered by a group of cultists, and a medallion, embossed with a map which… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
Directed By
Charles Lamont
Genres
Action & Adventure, Horror, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1955 Wide
On DVD
Aug 12, 1997

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Probably no worse than the usual Abbott and Costello comedies in the long running series, it just seems worse.

  • Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

    Abbott and Costello were really the ones able to finally kill Universal's classic monsters.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    One of those movies that explain why Bud and Lou went out of style.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    The boys were really winding down with this one...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    Abbott and Costello have always been my favorite stars when it comes to comedy, I remember watching them on WOR channel 9 out of New York on Sunday mornings after church. That was analog channel 9 not digital, ha. Anyway this is one of the very few and maybe the only movie that I… More

  • Jim W


    This Abbott and Costello movie didn't get many good reviews, probably because it plays too much like Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein or anything else they have done. While a lot of the jokes can be repetitive. Still, these two were fun to watch, especially on the same… More

  • Anthony V


    Nice comedic moments with the comedy team.

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