Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
	Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Charles Lamont
Screenplay by	Lee Loeb; John Grant
Story by	Sid Fields; Grant Garett
Based on	inspired by Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886 novella); by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by	Howard Christie
Starring	Bud Abbott; Lou Costello; Boris Karloff
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Russell Schoengarth
Production; company	Universal-International
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 12, 1953 (Los Angeles);
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$724,805
Box office	$1.2 million (US & Canada rentals)

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1953 American horror comedy film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, co-starring Boris Karloff, and directed by Charles Lamont.^[4]

Inspired by the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the film follows the story of two American police officers visiting Victorian London who become involved in the hunt for a monster responsible for a series of murders.^[5]

^ ^a ^b Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
^ Furmanek and Palumbo, p,241
^ Staff (January 13, 1954) "The Top Box Office Hits of 1953" Variety
^ Furmanek and Palumbo
^ Jacobs, Stephen (2011) Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press p.365