Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Original title: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
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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
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Lawrence Talbot
- (as Lon Chaney)
- …
Bobby Barber
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
George Barton
- Man at Costume Party
- (uncredited)
Harry Brown
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
- London Policeman
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Joe Kirk
- Man at Costume Party in Fez
- (uncredited)
Howard Negley
- Harris - Insurance Man
- (uncredited)
Vincent Price
- The Invisible Man
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
- Man at Costume Party
- (uncredited)
Helen Spring
- Woman at Baggage Counter
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Charles Barton
- Walter Lantz(animation sequences) (uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLou Costello didn't want to make the movie, declaring, "No way I'll do that crap. My little girl could write something better than this." A $50,000 advance in salary and the signing of director Charles Barton, the team's good friend and the man some call their best director, convinced him otherwise.
- 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
Chick Young: What's the matter?
Larry Talbot: I know you'll think I'm crazy, but... in a half-an-hour the moon will rise and I'll turn into a wolf.
Wilbur Grey: You and 20 million other guys!
- 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)
Featured review
Bud & Lou's Best!
A full moon is on the rise in foggy London when Lawrence Talbot places a panicked phone call to the States. He is the only one who knows that a great evil is on its way to America. Count Dracula and the Frankenstein Monster have been shipped to a wax museum, and when the sun sets, Dracula will rise and summon his superhuman servant. Talbot knows he must warn someone...anyone...but unfortunately, it's Lou Costello who answers the phone. The movie is then off and running. Dracula needs a new brain for his monster, a brain so simple and dumb that the monster will obey Dracula's every command. Dracula's lethal henchwoman, Doctor Sandra Mornay, soon finds the perfect subject. Guess who? Now it's up to Bud Abbott and Lon Chaney Jr. to save Lou and stop Dracula before Lou literally loses his mind!
This is my absolute favorite Abbott & Costello film, sweet and witty but also dark and spooky, with plenty of nice, Gothic sets filled with full moons, flapping bats, cobwebs and lab equipment. Lon Chaney Jr. as the lycanthropic Lawrence Talbot, Bela Lugosi in his final appearance as Dracula and Glenn Strange as the Monster all play their roles perfectly straight as Bud and Lou stumble around them. The dark and seductive Lenore Aubert makes her second appearance as a Bud and Lou Bad Girl, slinking her way through the entire movie like a black panther, trying to lead poor Lou astray. Best moments include a wax museum in a lightening storm, a costume ball on a moonlit night and an uncredited Vincent Price who shows up - sort of - at films end. Bud and Lou turn in flawless performances yet again; Bud the Straight Guy always ready with a stinging one- liner and Lou the Bumbling Fool, falling all over himself, yet both of them always uniting at the films climax to stop the Bad Guys.
Fans of Bud and Lou and fans of the Universal Creature Features should not miss this film. It is both a spoof and an homage to the legendary Monsters of film. 10 stars.
This is my absolute favorite Abbott & Costello film, sweet and witty but also dark and spooky, with plenty of nice, Gothic sets filled with full moons, flapping bats, cobwebs and lab equipment. Lon Chaney Jr. as the lycanthropic Lawrence Talbot, Bela Lugosi in his final appearance as Dracula and Glenn Strange as the Monster all play their roles perfectly straight as Bud and Lou stumble around them. The dark and seductive Lenore Aubert makes her second appearance as a Bud and Lou Bad Girl, slinking her way through the entire movie like a black panther, trying to lead poor Lou astray. Best moments include a wax museum in a lightening storm, a costume ball on a moonlit night and an uncredited Vincent Price who shows up - sort of - at films end. Bud and Lou turn in flawless performances yet again; Bud the Straight Guy always ready with a stinging one- liner and Lou the Bumbling Fool, falling all over himself, yet both of them always uniting at the films climax to stop the Bad Guys.
Fans of Bud and Lou and fans of the Universal Creature Features should not miss this film. It is both a spoof and an homage to the legendary Monsters of film. 10 stars.
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- Feb 17, 2005
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- Also known as
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
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- 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
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