Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Lamont
Screenplay byRobert Lees
Frederic I. Rinaldo
John Grant
Story byHugh Wedlock Jr.
Howard Snyder
Based onThe Invisible Man
1897 novel
by H. G. Wells
Produced byHoward Christie
StarringBud Abbott
Lou Costello
Nancy Guild
Arthur Franz
CinematographyGeorge Robinson
Edited byVirgil Vogel
Music byJoseph Gershenson
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal-International
Release date
  • March 14, 1951 (1951-03-14) (US)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$627,000[2]
Box office$1,550,000 (US rentals)[3]

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man[a] is a 1951 American science fiction comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the team of Abbott and Costello alongside Nancy Guild.

The film depicts the misadventures of Lou Francis and Bud Alexander, two private detectives investigating the murder of a boxing promoter. The film was part of a series in which the duo meet classic characters from Universal's stable, including Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Keystone Kops.

  1. ^ Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ Furmanek, Bob; Palumbo, Ron (1991). Abbott and Costello in Hollywood. New York: Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-51605-0 p207-208
  3. ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952


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