Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948

1h 23m

Comedy

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In the first of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's horror vehicles for Universal Pictures, the inimitable comic duo star as railway baggage handlers in northern Florida. When a pair of crates belonging to a house of horrors museum are mishandled by Wilbur (Lou Costello), the museum's director, Mr. MacDougal (Frank Ferguson), demands that they deliver them personally so that they can be inspected for insurance purposes, but Lou's friend Chick (Bud Abbott) has grave suspicions.

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Critics Consensus

A zany horror spoof that plays up and then plays into the best of Universal horror cliches.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

10/16/2007

3/5

A little bit of going through the motions with this horror spoof but fans will enjoy

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

10/16/2007

This 1948 effort is probably the last of their watchable films, though it's a long way from their best.

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

08/08/2006

2/5

The notion of having these two clowns run afoul of the famous screen monster is a good laugh in itself. But take this gentle warning: get the most out of that one laugh while you can, because the picture, at Loew's Criterion, does not contain many more.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 29

3.5/4

None of the A&C efforts have endured quite like this horror-comedy classic.

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Howard Waldstein

CBR

06/27/2023

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is not a straight-up horror, per se, but it indeed boasts all of the necessary elements to be considered as such.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

12/07/2020

7/10

Were it not for the goofy leads, this could very well be yet another chapter in the series of classic monster mashups, which had fizzled out of theaters a few years prior.

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Sue H.

10/24/2022

How fun it is to see these older movies on the big screen. The physical humor and the subtleties come through strongly. And while in some A&C movies, Abbott is really mean to Costello, here the monsters take up so much of the action that the boys are more of a team. This is a great one to see with the whole family. One of A&C's movies that holds up best.

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Col. L

@Col.Lumumba Nov 29

A comedy classic. Well remembered and loved from my youth in NYC...

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Paul D.

@PaulDa Nov 25

Abbott and Costello’s best movie and my favorite movie of all time. The blend of comedy with the monsters being serious was amazing! Absolutely the greatest horror comedy of all time!

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the S.

@theelijahstantonshow Nov 15

Comedic genius' in a monster film

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Ray L

Nov 3

The best horror comedy classic of all time

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John C.

@Johnny59 Oct 31

Always fun to watch this movie. I first saw it on tv and I got to have the flim . With laugh and scares it was a movie that will never grow old .

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Charles Barton

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Bud Abbott

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Lou Costello

Wilbur Grey

Bela Lugosi

Count Dracula

Lenore Aubert

Dr. Sandra Mornay

Jane Randolph

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - The Wolf Man

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - Keep Your Shirt On

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - Take the Mask Off

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - Dracula Rises

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - Death of the Monster

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - Evading The Monsters

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - Return of the Count

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - Where Are They?

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - The Wolf Man Transforms

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Official Clip - Do You Believe Me Now?

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Synopsis

In the first of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's horror vehicles for Universal Pictures, the inimitable comic duo star as railway baggage handlers in northern Florida. When a pair of crates belonging to a house of horrors museum are mishandled by Wilbur (Lou Costello), the museum's director, Mr. MacDougal (Frank Ferguson), demands that they deliver them personally so that they can be inspected for insurance purposes, but Lou's friend Chick (Bud Abbott) has grave suspicions.

Director: Charles Barton
Producer: Robert Arthur
Screenwriter: Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, John Grant
Distributor: MCA/Universal Pictures [us], Universal International Pictures, Universal Home Entertainment
Production Co: Universal International Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 1948, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Mono

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