VividSimon Simply Perfect

SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

simeon_flake I wouldn't want to accuse Universal-International of "stunt casting", but one does get the feeling Boris Karloff's sole purpose for appearing in this movie was the marquee value of his name attached to it. Given his actual role in the movie--a role by some reports that was originally supposed to be played by a woman--it's kind of hard to argue that point.Karloff is only a minor player in the overall scheme of things--and perhaps Boris' reasons for taking the part was his way of trying to make up for not playing the part of the "Frankenstein Monster" in Abbott and Costello's legendary first "Meet" picture.In any event, as I've said elsewhere, this film was produced during that time period when A & C's feature films were becoming very hit or miss. There are some funny scenes--particularly amusing was when the cops & Bud think Lou has been poisoned & Bud proceeds to pour a whole bunch of solutions down Costello's throat.Still, this film is very heavy on plot & seemingly light on Abbott and Costello action. There are some intermittent chuckles throughout, but I would say this film pales badly when compared to the "Meet Frankenstein" film--but maybe it's not fair to compare the 2. Now that I think about it, most of the "Meet" pictures, aside from the first were pretty underwhelming & this is coming from a longtime Abbott and Costello fan.5 stars

SanteeFats Some of the Abbott and Costello are better than others. This is a good one in my opinion. The opening of scene of the movie showing the title and credits is not only well done but it is unique and definitely different, especially for the time when this movie was made. The bellboy (Costello) is so stupid it is laughable (the purpose of the role). Abbott plays his typical straight man role. I usually like Boris Karloff and this is no exception. The fact that he doesn't turn out to be the bad guy, just an intimidating presence is refreshing. The rest of the cast does a good job supporting the three main characters. This is a fun movie to watch. One that I not only have watched more than once but own as well.

gavin6942 Costello plays a bellhop who gets himself caught up in a murder and soon becomes the number one suspect. His only alibi is that the police think he's too stupid to have done it. Over the next few days, more murders pop up, and Costello may be the only one who can crack the case.I have to admit that this was my first Abbott and Costello film. Outside of "Who's on First", I didn't really know who they were. But this was a fine introduction, as it was funny, and a pretty good mystery. Even after it was solved, I'm still not completely sure I understand it. But that's just more reason to watch it again.Anyone who is going to watch this one should be made aware of one thing: the title, as written sometimes, is misleading. Boris Karloff is not the killer. In fact Boris Karloff isn't even in the movie. He does play a character in the film, but that character is not himself. (Exactly what role he plays in the film is hard to say... his motives are quite odd.)

Michael_Elliott Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) ** 1/2 (out of 4) A man at a hotel gets Costello fired from his job so Costello threatens him, which doesn't sit well later when that man turns up dead. Even though there are many strange characters at the hotel, including a swami (Boris Karloff), all the blame gets thrown towards the little fat guy. Apparently this film was intended to be a Bob Hope comedy but after the success of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein the studio wanted another "meet" movie. This film is certainly far from a classic and it isn't even one of the duos best films but it's not too bad if you want some light entertainment. For every joke that works there's one that doesn't, which makes the film rather hit and miss all the way through. There are some very funny sequences including one where Costello has to play cards with a dead guy and another sequence where Bud and Lou must try to hide a body but things keep getting in their way. Other scenes, like the one where Karloff tries to get Costello to kill himself, doesn't work as well as it should. All of this leads to a big chase at the end, which is pretty well handled. Both Abbott and Costello are in top-form with Costello once again stealing the film. Karloff on the other hand comes off rather stale and actually doesn't add too much to the film, although he can't take all the blame since his character is poorly written. Lenore Aubert is also on hand but her character is also poorly written.