This is my first Abbott and Costello(A&C) monster movie, so I can't make comparisons. It begins with the observation that "A man's best friend is his mummy". At a café, a very vigorous acrobatic act is featured involving 3 women and a man doing flips, spins, jumps and other stunts. Very impressive!.. Later, a French-speaking Café showgirl(Veola Vonn) exits the Café, and begins jabbering to Lou, saying she won't give him her phone number or address, then giving both on a slip of paper. Very Funny....Later, at a Café, Peggy King sings a nice rendition of "You Came a Long Way From St. Louis".A&C need a way home to the US from Egypt. They learn that Dr. Zoomer has discovered the mummy of Klaris, and needs 2 men to help transport it to the US. They go to Dr. Zoomer to apply for this job. But, others don't want the mummy to leave Egypt, and the boys find Zoomer(Kurt Katch) murdered in his office. The body keeps being moved every time the boys leave the room, freaking Costello out. Lou accidentally discovers a sacred medallion, that falls out of an artifact he picks up. They learn that this was thought to be in the mummy's sarcophagus, so why one group wanted to steal the sarcophagus. But, the boys learn that many people are afraid of it, saying it brings bad luck and possible death. But, a Madame Rontru(Marie Windsor) wants to buy it, even for $5000., as Abbott suggests. He doesn't know that it is said to include instructions for finding the sarcophagus of Princess Ara, and the presumed treasures it includes. They agree to meet at a Café to seal the bargain. A&C arrive first, and are reminded that people fear the medallion. Thus, Abbott and Lou keep sneaking it into the other's pocket when they are distracted. Then, one places it in one of the 2 hamburgers they ordered, and they keep switching burghers back and forth. Finally, Lou agrees to eat the 'hot' burgher. We hear it crunching as he eats. When, Madame Rontru arrives, she is greatly displeased at this development, and has Costello stand in front of a fluoroscope to try to see the medallion. After shaking him up, they get a better view of the medallion, but can't read hieroglyphics. But Semu, who heads a Klaris-worshiping cult, arrives, claiming to be an archaeologist who can read hieroglyphics. He takes all to a tomb, but they have to find the sarcophagus. He's planning on killing the others, but Madame Rontru captures him first. Later, Costello frees him. A&C have quite a merry time exploring the tomb's many passageways, and scary features. At one point, Lou is scared out of his wits by the mummy, and coughs up the medallion(whole!) The mummy takes the medallion. Abbott, as well as one of Madame Rontru's goons, dress up like the mummy(not sure why), and we have 3 mummies to come together at one point. Rontru can't decide which is the real one, so shoots at them, hitting only the real one, who keeps coming at her. Some sticks of dynamite are accidentally lite and tossed around from one person to another. Finally, they are caught by the mummy, and explode, blowing the mummy and medallion to bits. But, the blast also uncovered the sarcophagus they were looking for, and presumably some treasures.Next, we see the outside of the new Café Klaris, presumably built with money gotten for the treasures. The band members are all dressed as mummies. I won't reveal the rest of the finale, which is the last bit of footage of the boys distributed by Universal: the 28th film with them.

Bud and Lou find themselves pursued by an Egyptian cult for a special medallion linked to a walking mummy.Abbott and Costello made a large number of films, and a good number of those involved Universal's monsters. This was towards the end of that run, but no less fun or interesting than those at the beginning. Sure, there are no big names here. No Karloff. And a mummy called Klaris rather than Kharis (not that this matters).The fun of the two heroes is still here, with a few of those word jokes we love. There is the obvious mummy / mommy joke, but then another one that might be less obvious involving a pick and a shovel. Good stuff.

Abbott & Costello play Pete Patterson & Freddie Franklin(though refer to each other as Bud & Lou throughout!) two fortune hunters in Egypt who become mixed up in murder when they become suspects after an archaeologist is killed for a priceless Medallion that leads to the tomb of the living mummy "Klaris", which is also cursed(of course). The usual pratfalls and mishaps ensue. Sad horror spoof is entirely unfunny and utterly pointless. The mummy series ended ten years previous, and this update has terrible makeup, stale gags, and sloppy handling. This was the team's final film at Universal Studios, which unceremoniously dropped them after this flop.

What is better than an Abbott and Costello movie with a mummy? How about an Abbott and Costello movie with THREE mummies? Two of them are faux mummies, but it still adds to the excitement.The boys are soldiers of fortune in what looks like Egypt, although at times like India. They resolve to get work with an archeology professor who abruptly leaves the business to become a corpse. Then, we have the "busy body" routine, much like A & C Meet the Killer. One swallowed medallion later and they are up to their necks in intrigue.They don't rely as heavily on "routines" in this flick; but, it is still funny. One obviously vaudeville routine was an attractive woman who haughtily refuses Costello's advances by announcing that she's a dancer, shaking her stuff, then giving him her address, marital status and hours she is home...A few modern dance numbers in this movie. A lot of running and screaming. Definitely in their top ten...