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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951 · 83 min

A breezy, silly romp of slapstick gags and invisible pranks, harmless and cheerful, best enjoyed without thinking too hard.

Tagline
It's all NEW and a RIOT too!
Overview
As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • friendship
  • justice
  • science
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour9
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy, science fiction
Directed by
Charles Lamont
Written by
John Grant, Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo
Starring
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Arthur Franz, Adele Jergens, Sheldon Leonard, William Frawley, Gavin Muir
Music
Joseph Gershenson
Cinematography
George Robinson
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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