Frente a Frente com Assassinos

Título original: Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949
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1 h 24 min

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Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lenore Aubert, Lou Costello, and Donna Martell in Frente a Frente com Assassinos (1949)

Screwball Comedy Slapstick Comedy Crime Horror Mystery Thriller

Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaTwo employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.

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Curiosidades
The film was originally banned in Denmark due to the scene where corpses play cards.

Erros de gravação
After Casey and Freddie leave the body of Relia in his closet, and he rolls into the laundry cart, he lands face down. But then, when Freddie gets the cart to put Milford's body in it, he and Casey find Relia face up.

Citações
[the Swami tries to get a hypnotized Freddie to kill himself]
Swami Talpur: Perhaps you should choose the manner of your death. How would you like to die?
Freddie Phillips: Old age.

Cenas durante ou pós-créditos
The film begins animated versions of Abbott & Costello on a scaffold painting their names on a wall. (The bucket is labeled "BLOOD")Then there is the sound of a car screeching to a stop, and machine gun fire. "Meet the Killer" is written in bullet holes. "Costello" yells "HaHa! You didn't dot the "I"!" Then a dagger flies in and "Dots the 'I'", while the bucket of "Blood" is spilled. Then the frame drops, following the "Blood" as it spells out "Boris Karloff", and then the rest of the credits.

Versões alternativas
In Australia and New Zealand, every scene with a corpse was removed prior to distribution.

Conexões
Featured in Abbott and Costello Monster Laughathon: Episode #1.1 (1976)

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Much of Abbott and Costello's late 40s/early 50s output put them in parodies of various film genres--this one is a parody of murder mysteries. I saw this as a child and liked it, although I was let down that Boris Karloff had such an insignificant role. Now that it's out on DVD as part of the third A&C boxset, I'm seeing it again, and I still think it's quite funny. There are many well-paced comic set-ups and the boys don't look bored as they do in some of their later vehicles. No great analysis is needed for a film like this--it's just classic comedy and has held up very well.