Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations
- Lawrence Talbot
- (as Lon Chaney)
- …
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Man at Costume Party
- (uncredited)
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
- London Policeman
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Man at Costume Party in Fez
- (uncredited)
- Harris - Insurance Man
- (uncredited)
- The Invisible Man
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Man at Costume Party
- (uncredited)
- Woman at Baggage Counter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough he would play similar vampires, ghouls, zombies, et al, in other films since Dracula (1931), this would be only the second, and last, time that Bela Lugosi would play Dracula in a feature film.
- GoofsAfter Wilbur knocks the bundles containing their masquerade costumes out of Chick's arms and tries to dance with him, Chick say's "Come on, pick up these bundles and get dressed." Wilbur strides out of the frame without his bundle but he has it in his hand as he strides into the next shot.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Wilbur Grey: And another thing Mr. Chick Young! The next time I tell you that I saw something when I saw it, you believe me that I saw it!
Chick Young: Oh relax. Now that we've seen the last of Dracula, the Wolf Man, and the Monster, there's nobody to frighten us anymore.
Invisible Man: Oh, that's too bad. I was hoping to get in on the excitement.
Chick Young: Who said that?
Invisible Man: Allow me to introduce myself. I'm the Invisible Man.
- Crazy creditsCharles Bradstreet is credited as Dr. Stevens, but his character is never once called "Doctor." He is always referred to as Professor Stevens.
- Alternate versionsFor its original release, the Australian film board required that almost every scene involving a monster be removed before release.
- ConnectionsEdited from Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Bud and Lou's misadventures unloading McDougal's crates is a great mix of laughs & chills where we get to see a variation of the "moving candle" bit, Dracula reviving the monster, and for the first time in any Universal picture the camera doesn't move or cut away as the vampire exits from his coffin. And Glenn Strange, looking rather gruesome in Westmore's best makeup work, seems creakier than ever before as the monster.
I have to mention one of my personal favorite Bud/Lou moments when they make their first trip to the island with Joan Raymond: Lou tells Bud in reference to Joan "she's mine too" then proceeds to dab his mouth with Bud's necktie.
While the mere presence of Abbott and Costello in this picture may turn the stomachs of many "horror purists", it's obvious that great care was taken by the filmmakers not to ridicule the monsters. Without the two comics, you would still have a standard Universal horror film. With them, it remains a movie that shows more skill & thought was put into it than the last "serious" monster film "House of Dracula" and I am personally glad that Universal didn't let the monsters die with that misfire.
- simeon_flake
- Jun 15, 2005
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- Also known as
- Abbott y Costello contra los fantasmas
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Box office
- Budget
- $800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,796,000
- Gross worldwide
- $4,812,444
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1