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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

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7.1/10 • 325

1948-06-151h 23m

HorrorComedy

JEEPERS! The CREEPERS are after BUD & LOU!!

Baggage handlers Bud and Lou accidentally stumble upon Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and the Wolf Man.

Directors
Charles Barton
Characters
Mary Shelley
Editors
Frank Gross

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Bud Abbott

    Bud Abbott

    Chick Young

  2. Lou Costello

    Lou Costello

    Wilbur Grey

  3. Lon Chaney Jr.

    Lon Chaney Jr.

    The Wolfman

  4. Bela Lugosi

    Bela Lugosi

    Dracula

  5. Glenn Strange

    Glenn Strange

    The Monster

  6. Lenore Aubert

    Lenore Aubert

    Dr. Sandra Mornay

  7. Jane Randolph

    Jane Randolph

    Joan Raymond

  8. Frank Ferguson

    Frank Ferguson

    Mr. McDougal

  9. Charles Bradstreet

    Charles Bradstreet

    Dr. Stevens

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John Chard

Oct 13, 2019

8/10

Universal Tag Team Delights. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is directed by Charles Barton and written by Robert Lees, Frederic Rinaldo and John Grant. It stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Junior, Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert and Jane Randolph. Music is by Frank Skinner and cinematography by Charles Van Enger. It's well documented come 1948 that Abbott and Costello were becoming victims of changing times and filmic ideas. Coupled with the one time success of the Universal classic monster movies having seemingly had their day, someone at the merged Universal-International head office decided to pit the comic duo with the creature feature legends. Thus a film franchise was born and it helped reignite Bud and Lou's career. Making the Universal monsters a viable theatre draw once again, this first teaming set a high standard that wasn't to be matched with the following "meet the monsters" series. It's a near hilarious spoof of the classic 1930s/40s horrors, where it finds Bud and Lou as hapless transport porters involved with the revival of Dracula and the Frankenstein monster. The usual comedy staples of the comedy duo are adhered to, which is nicely countered by the monsters themselves mostly playing it straight. With the added bonus of having Lugosi once again donning the Count Dracula cape, the nostalgic value for classic horror buffs is enormous. It's of course wonderfully energetic and daft, but still not a scene is wasted. With smart gags - both visually and orally - and a finale of great entertainment worth, this is very much a pic to embrace for a pick me up purpose. 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$800,000.00
Revenue
$4,812,444.00
Keywords
wolfmanhorror spoofblack and whitepsychotroniccostume partybrain transplantfrankensteinlegendary monsterdraculathe wolf man