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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:6

Rotten:2

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 83 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Detective school graduates Bud and Lou are surprised when boxer and accused killer Tommy Nelson injects himself with an invisiblity serum. Then he convinces Lou to go undercover as a boxer to help... Detective school graduates Bud and Lou are surprised when boxer and accused killer Tommy Nelson injects himself with an invisiblity serum. Then he convinces Lou to go undercover as a boxer to help catch the real killer. With Nelson's unseen help, Lou goes into the ring for a funny fight. [More]

Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Arthur Franz

Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Arthur Franz, Adele Jergens, Sheldon Leonard

Director: Charles Lamont

Director: Charles Lamont

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Not Funny.

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Dennis Schwartz
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03/25/06
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Emanuel Levy
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Mediocre A&C packed with corn and laughs.

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10/16/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

Better than average Abbott and Costello vehicle.

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12/04/03
Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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01/29/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

My favorite of the duo's adventures into Universal Monster-Town.

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