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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

  • 19511951
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 22m
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6.7/10
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Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Adele Jergens in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Sci-Fi
Two bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.Two bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.Two bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
5.4K
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  • Director
    • Charles Lamont
  • Writers
    • Hugh Wedlock Jr.(story)
    • Howard Snyder(story)
    • Robert Lees(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
    • Nancy Guild
Top credits
  • Director
    • Charles Lamont
  • Writers
    • Hugh Wedlock Jr.(story)
    • Howard Snyder(story)
    • Robert Lees(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bud Abbott
    • Lou Costello
    • Nancy Guild
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    • 53User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Adele Jergens in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
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    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
    Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Adele Jergens in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
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    Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Adele Jergens in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
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    Bud Abbott
    Bud Abbott
    • Bud Alexander
    Lou Costello
    Lou Costello
    • Lou Francis
    Nancy Guild
    Nancy Guild
    • Helen Gray
    Arthur Franz
    Arthur Franz
    • Tommy Nelson
    Adele Jergens
    Adele Jergens
    • Boots Marsden
    Sheldon Leonard
    Sheldon Leonard
    • Morgan
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Detective Roberts
    Gavin Muir
    Gavin Muir
    • Dr. Philip Gray
    Sam Balter
    Sam Balter
    • Radio Announcer
    John Daheim
    John Daheim
    • Rocky Hanlon
    • (as John Day)
    Walter F. Appler
    • Professor Dugan
    • (uncredited)
    Howard Banks
    • Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Sneaky
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Bartell
    • Bald Man
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Bloom
    Phil Bloom
    • Fight Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    John Breen
    • Trainer
    • (uncredited)
    Milt Bronson
    • Ring Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Man at Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Lamont
    • Writers
      • Hugh Wedlock Jr.(story)
      • Howard Snyder(story)
      • Robert Lees(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The last names of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's characters, Bud Alexander and Lou Francis, are actually their real middle names.
    • Goofs
      The boxer, Tommy Nelson, is invisible and in order to stay this way he must not wear ANY clothes. This would include shoes. And yet when he walks across the mat in the boxing gym his footprints are very apparent, but as if he he wearing shoes and not bare feet.
    • Quotes

      Lou Francis: [about graduating] This is the happiest day of my life, how did I ever graduate?

      Bud Alexander: [whispering] I slipped the guy twenty bucks. Now keep quiet.

    • Connections
      Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Phantoms (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock-a-bye Baby
      (uncredited)

      Music by Effie I. Canning

    User reviews53

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    Top review
    7/10
    some good fun gags
    Lou Francis (Lou Costello) and Bud Alexander (Bud Abbott) graduate from a private detective class. They are hired by boxer Tommy Nelson to visit his girlfriend Helen Gray and her uncle Dr. Philip Gray. Despite Lou's suspicions, Bud doesn't realize that Tommy is an escaped prisoner convicted of murdering his manager. Tommy needs to prove his innocence and uses Dr. Gray's dangerous invisibility serum. Lou witnesses Tommy turning invisible but nobody believes him. Helen hires the boys to help Tommy.

    Lou is great although Bud does need to be clearer in his positions. I'm not always sure how much he is clued into the situation especially early on. Of course, he's the straight man but he could be more charismatic. I'm more of a Laurel and Hardy fan. The best invisible gag is probably the spaghetti. The best non-invisible gag is hypnosis. Some of it is pretty fun. The boxing has some funny gags although it's funnier when Tommy isn't there. Lou getting punched is hilarious. This movie has plenty good fun gags.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Meet the Invisible Man
    • Filming locations
      • Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $627,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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