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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948 · Film · 83 min

  • Horror
  • Comedy

Plot

The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.

About Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is a 1948 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton. Tangentially linked to the Universal Monsters film series, the film features Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi), who has partnered with Dr. Sandra Mornay (Lenore Aubert) in order to find a brain to reactivate Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange), and they find Wilbur Grey (Lou Costello), the ideal candidate. The film was developed and production started with misgivings by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, who disliked the script. Barton faced difficulty during the production of the film, with Abbott and Costello often absent from the set. However, the film was successful at the box office and became one of Universal's top films of the year. Several follow-up films ensued involving Abbott and Costello meeting other horror film actors and monsters. The film was mostly well received by critics on its release and in 2001, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry; it also placed at number 56 on the list of the American Film Institute's 100 Funniest American Movies.

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Cast

  • Bud AbbottChick Young
  • Lou CostelloWilbur Grey
  • Lon Chaney Jr.Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man
  • Bela LugosiDracula
  • Glenn StrangeThe Monster
  • Lenore AubertDr. Sandra Mornay
  • Jane RandolphJoan Raymond
  • Frank FergusonMr. McDougal
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