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Title: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
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Certificate: Passed
Comedy
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Horror
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Sci-Fi
Director:
Charles Lamont
Stars:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Nancy Guild
Action
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Adventure
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Comedy
Director:
Charles Lamont
Stars:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Marie Windsor
Comedy
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Horror
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Mystery
Director:
Charles Lamont
Stars:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Boris Karloff
Fantasy
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Horror
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Sci-Fi
Director:
Roy William Neill
Stars:
Ilona Massey,
Patric Knowles,
Lionel Atwill
House of Frankenstein
(1944)
Fantasy
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Horror
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Sci-Fi
Director:
Erle C. Kenton
Stars:
Boris Karloff,
Lon Chaney Jr.,
J. Carrol Naish
House of Dracula
(1945)
Fantasy
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Horror
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Sci-Fi
Director:
Erle C. Kenton
Stars:
Onslow Stevens,
John Carradine,
Lon Chaney Jr.
Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Sci-Fi
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Horror
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Drama
Director:
Rowland V. Lee
Stars:
Boris Karloff,
Basil Rathbone,
Bela Lugosi
Comedy
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Horror
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Mystery
Director:
Charles Barton
Stars:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Boris Karloff
Comedy
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Fantasy
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Sci-Fi
Director:
Charles Lamont
Stars:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Robert Paige
Hold That Ghost
(1941)
Certificate: Passed
Adventure
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Comedy
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Music
Director:
Arthur Lubin
Stars:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Richard Carlson
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Drama
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Horror
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Sci-Fi
Director:
Erle C. Kenton
Stars:
Cedric Hardwicke,
Lon Chaney Jr.,
Ralph Bellamy
The Wolf Man
(1941)
Horror
Director:
George Waggner
Stars:
Claude Rains,
Warren William,
Ralph Bellamy
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Bud Abbott | ... | ||
| Lou Costello | ... | ||
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... |
Lawrence Talbot
(as Lon Chaney)
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| Bela Lugosi | ... | ||
| Glenn Strange | ... | ||
| Lenore Aubert | ... | ||
| Jane Randolph | ... | ||
| Frank Ferguson | ... | ||
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Charles Bradstreet | ... | |
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The world of freight handlers Wilbur Grey and Chick Young is turned upside down when the remains of Frankenstein's monster and Dracula arrive from Europe to be used in a house of horrors. Dracula awakens and escapes with the weakened monster, who he plans to re-energize with a new brain. Larry Talbot (the Wolfman) arrives from London in an attempt to thwart Dracula. Dracula's reluctant aide is the beautiful Dr. Sandra Mornay. Her reluctance is dispatched by Dracula's bite. Dracula and Sandra abduct Wilbur for his brain and recharge the monster in preparation for the operation. Chick and Talbot attempt to find and free Wilbur, but when the full moon rises all hell breaks loose with the Wolfman, Dracula, and Frankenstein all running rampant. Written by Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>
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Jeepers! the creepers are after somebody - and guess who! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 June 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein See more »Box Office
Budget:
$800,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Trivia
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) was shooting near this movie on the lot. Tourists were shocked to see Glenn Strange's Frankenstein Monster having lunch with Ann Blyth in her fishtail costume. Both Strange and Lon Chaney Jr. in his Wolfman make-up were invited to the "Mr. Peabody" wrap party, where they hammed it up in make-up. See more »Goofs
Crewmember visible turning the secret door when Wilbur is running from the monsters in the cellar. See more »Quotes
Dracula: And about the brain? I don't want to repeat Frankenstein's mistake and revive a vicious, unmanageable brute. This time the Monster must have no will of his own, no fiendish intellect to oppose his Master.See more »
This is probably the best horror comedy ever made.While it doesn't make fun of the monsters it does have some fun with them.Just love the Frankenstein monster's initial reaction to Lou Costello.
Lugosi truly shows how wrong Universal was to treat him so badly over the years.He gives a wonderful perfomance with nice comedic touches.Chaney is excellent in "his baby" the Wolf Man.Strange is given a bit more to do as the monster rather than just lie around until the last five minutes.
Great fun for everybody!