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Release Date:
15 June 1948 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's a grand new Idea for FUN !
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Plot:
Two hapless frieght handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.
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essential monster comedy
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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
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Trivia:
The scene in which Wilbur (
Lou Costello) is unknowingly sitting on the Frankenstein Monster's (
Glenn Strange) lap required multiple takes. The scene allowed Costello to improvise wildly, which caused Strange to constantly break up laughing during the takes.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Dracula first appears, he sticks his hand out of the coffin twice.
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Quotes:
Chick Young:
People pay McDougal cash to come in here and get scared.
Wilbur:
I'm cheatin' him. I'm gettin' scared for nothin'.
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How many Frankenstein movies did Universal Studios make?
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Top ten. Desert Island Disc. Universal's best-ever monster rally. Bud and Lou are at the top of their game, even Mrs Costello Snr said so. You get Bela Lugosi as Dracula for only the second and final time in his career. Lugosi is a joy; he plays Dracula as more suave, more sinister, and more disarmingly fatherly, than his continental goof-ball 1931 interpretation. Lon Chaney Jr on the other hand plays Larry Talbot as a TOTAL goof-ball, finally gone around the bend from the stress of his monstrous double-life; muttering dire warnings about imminent moon-rises that he then totally fails to heed; making anonymous life-or-death demands of clueless Lou via transatlantic phone call; fronting up to his nemesis Dracula at last, after pursuing him across continents, only to wilt shamefacedly before the Count's minor-league mind-games. Glen Strange looks great in the new streamlined makeup (alas for Jack Pierce, however) and has a thousand per cent more to do as the Frankenstein Monster, than in both his earlier 'cameo' appearances in the 'HOUSE OF' movies put together. The score is marvelous and director Barton keeps things moving at a cracking good pace. And what a straight man is Bud Abbott! He even gets to play a few lines with genuine drama here, once he realises Lou really isn't delusional. Highly recommended for Universal Monster fans, A&C fans, and movie fans in general.