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Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)

APPROVED 76 min  -  Comedy | Horror | Mystery  -   1 August 1953 (USA)
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Two bumbling American cops hunt for the mysterious Mr. Hyde in London, England

Director:

Charles Lamont

Writers:

Lee Loeb (screenplay), John Grant (screenplay), and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello and Boris Karloff
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bud Abbott Bud Abbott ...
Slim
Lou Costello Lou Costello ...
Tubby
Boris Karloff ...
Craig Stevens Craig Stevens ...
Bruce Adams
Helen Westcott Helen Westcott ...
Vicky Edwards
Reginald Denny ...
Inspector
John Dierkes John Dierkes ...
Batley
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Storyline

Slim and Tubby are American cops in London to study police tactics. They wind up in jail and are bailed out by Dr. Jekyll. Jekyll has been murdering fellow doctors who laugh at his experiments. He has more murders in mind. At one point the serum that turns Jekyll into the murderous Hyde gets injected into Tubby. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Abbott y Costello contra el Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde See more »

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Boris Karloff only really played Dr. Jekyll in this film. Once the makeup transformation scenes were over, stuntman Eddie Parker did every scene as Mr. Hyde. This was even tipped off to audiences through publicity stills for the film, which showed both Karloff and Parker in makeup standing next to each other. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) See more »

Soundtracks

"Till We Women Get to Vote"
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Performed by Helen Westcott See more »