Abbott and Costello as mummy robbers
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Abbott and Costello as mummy robbers |
| Original title | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1955 |
| length | 78 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Charles Lamont |
| script | John Grant |
| production | Howard Christie |
| music | Joseph Gershenson |
| camera | George Robinson |
| cut | Russell Schoengarth |
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Abbott and Costello as Mummy Robbers (alternative title: A + C als Mummy Robber , original title: Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy ) is an American comedy film by director Charles Lamont from 1955 based on a story by Lee Loeb . The film is the penultimate of the comedian duo. The German premiere was on August 21, 1959.
action
Abbott and Costello landed in Cairo . You happen to overhear Dr. Zoomer talks about the mummy of Klaris, the tomb guardian of Princess Ara. The mummy has a consecrated medallion that is supposed to show the way to the princess' treasure. Semu and Madame Rontra, followers of Klaris, also overhear the conversation.
To bring the mummy to America, Abbott and Costello go to the doctor's house. Before the two arrive, Dr. Zoomer killed by two helpers, Semus, Iben and Hetsut. The mummy is stolen, but the medallion is forgotten. Abbott and Costello find the locket. Rontru offers them $ 100, but Abbott knows there is at least $ 5000 in it, which Rontru is willing to pay. They are supposed to meet Rontru in Café Cairo, where they learn from a waiter that the locket is cursed. They frantically try to get rid of it, but due to a mishap it ends up in Costello's hamburger, which promptly swallows it. Rontru urges the two of them to see a doctor to have Costello x-rayed. However, since the inscription on the medallion consists of hieroglyphics , she cannot decipher it. Semu arrives, pretends to be an archaeologist and offers to lead everyone to the tomb of the princess. Meanwhile, his men have brought the mummy Klaris to life.
When he arrives at the grave, Semu wants to kill everyone. Rontru captures Semu, and Charlie, one of her men, goes to the temple disguised as a mummy. Abbott disguises himself as a mummy and goes after. He and Costello free Semu. Now three mummies are in the same place at the same time. Rontru tries to open the treasury with dynamite. Klaris dies, the treasure is exposed. Abbott and Costello convince Semu to open a nightclub and keep the legend of Klaris alive.
background
Abbott and Costello's role names are, as mentioned in the credits, Peter Patterson (Abbott) and Freddie Franklin (Costello). In the film itself, they address each other by their usual names.
The three-time Oscar winner Alexander Golitzen was responsible for the film construction. Outfitter Russell A. Gausman won two Oscars in his career, and sound engineer Leslie I. Carey won one. Henry Mancini , who worked on the film music , was not named in the credits .
Reviews
For the film service , the film was “an over-the-top slapstick, based on the usual recipe for success; too confused and erratic in the plot. ”Alan Frank gave a devastating judgment in the horror film Handbook :“ Terrible in every way, with gags that are older than the mummy itself. ”
synchronization
The German synchronized version was produced by Berliner Synchron GmbH. Dialogue directed by Klaus of choice for dialogue book by Fritz A. Koeniger .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Bud Abbott / Peter Patterson | Bud Abbott | Wolfgang Eichberger |
| Lou Costello / Freddie Franklin | Lou Costello | Clemens Hasse |
| Madame Rontru | Marie Windsor | Agi Prandhoff |
| Semu | Richard Deacon | Friedrich Schoenfelder |
| Charlie | Michael Ansara | Joachim Boldt |
| Dr. Zoomer | Kurt Katch | Erich Poremski |
| Joseph | Dan Seymour | Gerd Duwner |
| Habid | George Khoury | Stanislav Ledinek |
Web links
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Abbott and Costello as mummy robbers at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abbott and Costello as mummy robbers. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Quoted from Ronald M. Hahn, Volker Jansen: Lexikon des Horror-Films. Bergisch Gladbach 1989, p. 17.
- ↑ Abbott and Costello as mummy robbers. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on July 30, 2018 .