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Overview

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7.5/10   4,997 votes
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Director:
Charles Barton
Writers:
Robert Lees (screenplay) &
Frederic I. Rinaldo (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 June 1948 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's a grand new Idea for FUN ! more
Plot:
Two hapless frieght handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Actress Randolph Dies At 93
 (From WENN. 28 May 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Bud & Lou's Best! more (123 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (USA) (alternative spelling)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (USA) (alternative title)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (UK)
The Brain of Frankenstein (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
83 min | Argentina:90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:(Banned) (1949) | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #13109)

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Trivia:
Glenn Strange was playing the Frankenstein monster, but during shooting one day he tripped over a camera cable and broke his ankle. Lon Chaney Jr. (playing the Wolf Man) wasn't working that day, so he put on the Frankenstein makeup/outfit and filled in for Strange in one scene where Dr. Mornay gets thrown through the window. So Chaney wound up playing two monsters in this movie. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When McDougal and his friend confront Wilbur and Chick on the pier towards the end of the film, Wilbur and Chick both say, "McDougal!" but neither Chick's or Wilbur's lips moves. more
Quotes:
Joan Raymond: Oh Wilbur, can't we both come along too?
Wilbur Grey: Yes, mon amour.
Wilbur Grey: That's Spanish.
Chick Young: That's French.
Wilbur Grey: How do you like that, I speak French too.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-29)" (2008) more

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A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
How many Frankenstein movies did Universal Studios make?
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23 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
Bud & Lou's Best!, 17 February 2005
10/10
Author: Gafke from United States

A full moon is on the rise in foggy London when Lawrence Talbot places a panicked phone call to the States. He is the only one who knows that a great evil is on its way to America. Count Dracula and the Frankenstein Monster have been shipped to a wax museum, and when the sun sets, Dracula will rise and summon his superhuman servant. Talbot knows he must warn someone...anyone...but unfortunately, it's Lou Costello who answers the phone. The movie is then off and running. Dracula needs a new brain for his monster, a brain so simple and dumb that the monster will obey Dracula's every command. Dracula's lethal henchwoman, Doctor Sandra Mornay, soon finds the perfect subject. Guess who? Now it's up to Bud Abbott and Lon Chaney Jr. to save Lou and stop Dracula before Lou literally loses his mind!

This is my absolute favorite Abbott & Costello film, sweet and witty but also dark and spooky, with plenty of nice, Gothic sets filled with full moons, flapping bats, cobwebs and lab equipment. Lon Chaney Jr. as the lycanthropic Lawrence Talbot, Bela Lugosi in his final appearance as Dracula and Glenn Strange as the Monster all play their roles perfectly straight as Bud and Lou stumble around them. The dark and seductive Lenore Aubert makes her second appearance as a Bud and Lou Bad Girl, slinking her way through the entire movie like a black panther, trying to lead poor Lou astray. Best moments include a wax museum in a lightening storm, a costume ball on a moonlit night and an uncredited Vincent Price who shows up - sort of - at films end. Bud and Lou turn in flawless performances yet again; Bud the Straight Guy always ready with a stinging one- liner and Lou the Bumbling Fool, falling all over himself, yet both of them always uniting at the films climax to stop the Bad Guys.

Fans of Bud and Lou and fans of the Universal Creature Features should not miss this film. It is both a spoof and an homage to the legendary Monsters of film. 10 stars.

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