Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein Poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

NR 06/15/1948 Horror, Comedy 1h 23m
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User
Score
7.3/10
90%
69/100

JEEPERS! The CREEPERS are after BUD & LOU!!

Overview

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

Charles Barton

Director

Robert Lees

Screenplay

Frederic I. Rinaldo

Screenplay

John Grant

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Chick Young

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Wilbur Grey

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

The Wolfman

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Dracula

Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange

The Monster

Lenore Aubert

Lenore Aubert

Dr. Sandra Mornay

Jane Randolph

Jane Randolph

Joan Raymond

Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Mr. McDougal

Charles Bradstreet

Charles Bradstreet

Dr. Stevens

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Media

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Trailer

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Trailer

John Landis on ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN

John Landis on ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Official Trailer #1 - (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Official Trailer #1 - (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (7/11) Movie CLIP - Return of the Count (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (7/11) Movie CLIP - Return of the Count (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (6/11) Movie CLIP - Where Are They? (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (6/11) Movie CLIP - Where Are They? (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (2/11) Movie CLIP - Keep Your Shirt On (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (2/11) Movie CLIP - Keep Your Shirt On (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (10/11) Movie CLIP - Evading The Monsters (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (10/11) Movie CLIP - Evading The Monsters (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (11/11) Movie CLIP - Death of the Monster (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (11/11) Movie CLIP - Death of the Monster (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (9/11) Movie CLIP - Do You Believe Me Now? (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (9/11) Movie CLIP - Do You Believe Me Now? (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (8/11) Movie CLIP - Take the Mask Off (1948) HD

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (8/11) Movie CLIP - Take the Mask Off (1948) HD

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on October 13, 2019

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 v...

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