Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) 6.7
Two bumbling private eyes help a man wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible to help clear his name. Director:Charles Lamont |
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) 6.7
Two bumbling private eyes help a man wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible to help clear his name. Director:Charles Lamont |
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| Bud Abbott | ... | ||
| Lou Costello | ... | ||
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Nancy Guild | ... |
Helen Gray
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Arthur Franz | ... | |
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Adele Jergens | ... |
Boots Marsden
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| Sheldon Leonard | ... |
Boots Morgan
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| William Frawley | ... |
Det. Roberts
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Gavin Muir | ... |
Dr. Philip Gray
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Sam Balter | ... |
Radio Announcer
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John Daheim | ... |
Rocky Hanlon
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Paul Maxey | ... |
Dr. James C. Turner, Police Psychiatrist
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Boxer Tommy Nelson is accused of killing his manager. While detectives Bud and Lou investigate they come across an invisibility formula with which Tommy injects himself rather than face the police. This sparks an idea for trapping gangster Morgan by having Lou fight champ Rocky Hanlon, with Tommy's invisible help. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Our intrepid bumbling duo deliver the goods in one of the better offerings on their considerable CV. Here they are freshly qualified Private Investigators thrust into a murder investigation with an invisible man. That alone should tell you that the fun flows at a very decent clip, so with that I just need to say that some of the sequences here are comedy gold. Like a scene at a restaurant that is excellent, or Costello pretending to work the ball in the gym, and a final reel of a boxing match that really gets the laughter flowing. Watching these guys act as if with a real invisible man is wonderful, and of course the effects team also deserve praise for doing such a damn fine job with the invisible man of the piece.
Not quite as good as...Meet Frankenstein, but it's darn near close. 8/10