Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (also known as Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (full screen title)) is a 1951 comedy horror 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.
Cast[]
- Bud Abbott as Bud Alexander
- Lou Costello as Lou Francis
- Arthur Franz as Tommy Nelson
- Nancy Guild as Helen Gray
- Adele Jergens as Boots Marsden
- Sheldon Leonard as Morgan
- William Frawley as Detective Roberts
- Gavin Muir as Dr. Philip Gray
- Sam Balter as Radio announcer
- John Daheim as Rocky Hanlon
- Paul Maxey as Dr. James C. Turner
- James Best as Tommy Nelson (Franz's stand-in)
Claude Rains appears in a photograph as Jack Griffin (now called John), the original invisible man from the 1933 film.
DVD releases[]
This film has been released twice on DVD, on The Best of Abbott and Costello Volume Three, on August 3, 2004, and again on October 28, 2008 as part of Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection.