Bud Abbott and Lou Costello meet Frankenstein
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is a 1948 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.
Plot
Larry Talbot makes an urgent phone call to a railway station in Florida, where Chick Young and Wilbur Grey work as baggage clerks. Talbot tries to warn Wilbur of a shipment due to arrive for "McDougal's House Of Horrors". However, before he finishes, the moon rises and Talbot transforms into a werewolf, causing Wilbur to think the call is a prank. Meanwhile, McDougal demands the crates be personally delivered to his wax museum.
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| author | John Grant Robert Lees |
|---|---|
| award | National Film Registry |
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Charles Barton |
| editor | Frank Gross |
| genre | comedy fantasy horror science fiction |
| keywords | after hours arrest bat dracula even frankenstein\'s monster griffin house of horrors insurance investigator larry talbot masquerade ball moon rises morning nothing one take phone call railway station telephone call the invisible man the wolf man thwart wax museum werewolf |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner |
| producer | Robert Arthur |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | buddy comedy comedy horror fantasy-comedy horror comedy monster movie parody sequel vampire |