Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Lamont
Screenplay by	John Grant
Story by	Lee Loeb
Produced by	Howard Christie
Starring	Bud Abbott Lou Costello Marie Windsor Michael Ansara Peggy King Richard Deacon Mel Welles
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Russell Schoengarth
Music by	Joseph Gershenson (supervisor) Uncredited: Irving Gertz Henry Mancini Lou Maury Hans J. Salter
Distributed by	Universal-International
Release date	April 16, 1955 (1955-04-16) (Rantoul, Illinois)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$726,250[1]

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy is a 1955 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is the 28th and final Abbott and Costello film produced by Universal-International.

The film is primarily set in Cairo. Two expatriate Americans are supposed to work as guardians of a mummy during its transportation, but their prospective employer is murdered and the mummy is stolen. The duo are left in possession of a sacred medallion which supposedly records the location of a hidden treasure. They get acquainted with a female treasure hunter and with the modern followers of the mummy.