ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY has long been a favorite of mine. In it, Bud and Lou find themselves mixed up with a murderous cult seeking to resurrect their mascot, Klaris the mummy, and set him loose upon the 20th Century. This entry is notable for a number of reasons. The boys call each other by their real names here, despite being listed in the credits as differently-named characters. It was the last mummy movie produced in-house by Universal until the 1990's. (Universal would release Hammer's color take on the material only a couple years later.) It was also the last film Bud and Lou made for Universal. They would make one other film together as a team, the largely forgotten DANCE WITH ME, HENRY. Lou would make one solo film, THE 3OFT BRIDE OF CANDY ROCK, before his passing. Bud would voice himself in a series of Abbott and Costello cartoons produced in the 60's. ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY was truly the end of an era in American comedy. Bud and Lou had saved the studio several times, and leave behind a number of highly entertaining feature films -in addition to TV shows, appearances, and radio episodes. Here's to the boys!
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