Melton — Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Character Profile

About Melton

Hotel manager and the true murderer. He killed the attorney to stop an investigation into a blackmail scheme, eliminated his accomplices to cover up the crimes, and was caught by a trap.

Character Facts

Played by

Alan Mowbray

Appears in

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Melton — Conflict Murderer — Amos Strickland (Nicholas Joy)

  Hotel manager murders attorney to silence him.

• Melton — Conflict Pursuer — Freddie Phillips (Lou Costello)

  Killer repeatedly targets the framed bellboy to cover tracks.

• Melton — Conflict Detective Vs Killer — Casey Edwards (Bud Abbott)

  Investigator uncovers manager's guilt through evidence.

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