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Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Glenn Strange in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

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Edited from

    • Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

      Shot of policeman / full moon

    • House of Frankenstein (1944)

      Shot of full moon rising over hedge

Featured in

    • "Frances Farmer Presents" Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (TV Episode 1958)

      featured film

    • The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)

    • "Creature Features" Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (TV Episode 1970)

      This movie is featured in this episode.

    • "La porta sul buio" Il vicino di casa (TV Episode 1973)

      The film is seen playing on a television

    • "Abbott and Costello Monster Laughathon" Episode #1.1 (TV Episode 1976)

      "Deadly Earnest" presents and screens this movie.

Features

    • Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

      Shot of policeman / full moon

    • House of Frankenstein (1944)

      Shot of full moon rising over hedge

Followed by

    • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Follows

    • Dracula (1931)

    • Frankenstein (1931)

    • The Invisible Man (1933)

    • Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

    • Dracula's Daughter (1936)

Referenced in

    • Let's Go to the Movies (Short 1949)

    • Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)

      Wax figures of the Frankenstein Monster and Count Dracula. Wolf-Man growls re-used for Mr. Hyde. Music cues featured.

    • Have Mercy (1953)

      Virtually a scene-for-scene remake of the climax.

    • The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (Short 1953)

    • The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954)

      This movie inspired the make of this one.

References

    • Hold That Ghost (1941)

      The moving candle routine previously used in Hold That Ghost was used again in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.

    • The Naughty Nineties (1945)

    • House of Dracula (1945)

      The concept of Frankenstein Monster, Dracula, and Wolfman all in the same castle is from this movie.

Remade as

    • Have Mercy (1953)

      Virtually a scene-by-scene remake.

    • Frankestein el vampiro y compañía (1962)

Spoofed in

    • Allen and Rossi Meet Dracula and Frankenstein (1974)

      Title.

    • The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (TV Movie 1979)

      Dracula has his own laboratory and uses the Frankenstein Monster as his henchman. This is also true of Rockula and Frankenstone.

    • The Best of Ernie and Bert (Video 1988)

      Ernie and Bert do a sketch where they are exploring an Egyptian pyramid and Ernie keeps seeing a statue move, which stops every time Bert returns. It is a direct parody of the scene of Wilbur seeing Dracula move and repeatedly calling Chick back.

Spoofs

    • Dracula (1931)

    • Frankenstein (1931)

    • Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

    • The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

      Vincent Price makes a cameo "appearance" as the Invisible Man.

    • The Wolf Man (1941)

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