It seems that count dracula bela lugosi, in league with a beautiful but diabolical lady scientist lenore aubert, needs a. I think that having the 2 biggest comedic stars of the 40s along side the original dracula, wolfman and frankenstein was casting genius. Comedy meets horror when the screens funniest duo, bud abbott and lou costello, encounter universals classic monsters in the abbott and costello meet the monsters collection. Once upon a time in hollywood production design team.
Directed by 2 writing credits 5 cast 21 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1. Bud abbott and lou costello meet frankenstein 1948 during the 1930s and early forties, universal studios rode the crest of a horror film craze that made them rich and famously established them as the home of frankenstein, dracula, the wolf man, the mummy and other screen monsters. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. Oct 02, 2015 abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 yeah, i know the title card at the beginning the film says bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein sic, i. Publication date 1948 topics comedy, fantasy, horror. Movie abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 full english subtitle. Mar 24, 2012 bud abbott and lou costello meet frankenstein 1948, starring bud abbott, lou costello, bela lugosi, lon chaney jr. 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. Dec 27, 2016 abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 f. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein continues the horrorcomedy series and features the boys with their usual quota of familiar routines providing the backbone of the plot by becoming count draculas victim for a brain transplant.
Legendary comedy duo abbott and costello in an adventure with the classic monsters from universal, sign me in. Abbott and costello on the other hand, were just coming into their peak, and with abbott and costello meet frankenstein they took their career on a whole other path this was the first of. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest. I admit to being a fan of both abbott and costello, as well as the universal monster movies of the times. Movie typography from abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948, directed by charles barton, starring joan fontaine, louis jourdan, mady christians, marcel journet. Bud abbott and lou costello meet frankenstein 1948. Film abbott and costello meet frankenstein into film. And in the minds of some horror film fans, the genre hit rock bottom with the release of abbott and costello meet frankenstein in 1948. Today the abbott and costello meet frankenstein has grown in popularity and transformed into a cult status. Mar 04, 2018 and karloff appeared with the duo in abbott and costello meet the killer, boris karloff 1949, and in abbott and costello meet dr. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein dvd 1948 dvd empire. Factory will release all 28 abbott and costello films produced by universal pictures on bluray on november 19.
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In 1948, universal pictures paired its most popular comedy team with its hugely successful monsters launching an entirely new genre. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. It stars bud abbott, lou costello, lon chaney junior, bela lugosi, glenn strange, lenore aubert and jane randolph. Universal scares up fun, and great music, with a 31film monster. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 dailymotion. So when the shipment arrives at the house of horrors, the monsters are not in their crates but have disappeared to a secret hideaway island.
My little girl could write something better than this. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 511 movie clip the. Watch abbott and costello meet frankenstein movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 share this. When the monster throws sandra through the lab window, glenn strange stepped on a camera cable and fractured his ankle. Bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein clip full moon. Ann blyth and glenn strange in bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein 1948 ann blyth and glenn strange in bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein 1948. Oct, 2014 abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 posted on october, 2014 by felix vasquez i honestly cant think of a better film where the opposite spectrum of film come together so seamlessly, its absolutely flawless. Still reeling with relish over my purchase of the classic universal monsters blu ray collection, i decided it was high time to upgrade my dvd of abbott and. The 1948 classic has the comedy duo running into a host of vintage monsters. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing abbott and costello meet frankenstein near you.
The vaudeville gags that launched abbott and costello into the limelight dont always weather well, but some of the routines adapted for abbott and costello meet frankenstein are still funny. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein yify subtitles details. The first, wildly successful, crossover was this film, abbott and costello meet frankenstein, in 1948. Abbott and costello face the worlds most notorious monsters in this gleeful spoof of universals.
Once capable of terrifying their audiences, the universal monsters were now reduced to playing straight men to abbott and costello s slapstick antics. The folks behind the monstrous movie music series dish on. On november 1, tcm screened abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 as part of a limited series called dennis miller. Still reeling with relish over my purchase of the classic universal monsters bluray collection, i decided it was high time to upgrade my dvd of abbott and. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein trailer 1948 on vimeo. The film is sub par to some of abbott and costello s earlier hits, but the overall monster theme is such a delight that it has consistently risen to the top of fans favorites. However if you already own a copy of the movie in standarddef you might be wondering if this bluray transfer is a must buy.
Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 rotten tomatoes. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 511 movie clip the wolf man 1948 hd. Long before there were the scary movie movies, horror films were given the spoof treatment by the top comedy pairing of the 1940s, abbott and costello. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 511 movie clip. The picture is the first of several films in which the comedy duo meets classic characters from universals horror film stable.
Filmow download abbott and costello meet frankenstein universal filmscripts series. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein turner classic movies. Oct 29, 2002 remembering old times and laughing is often the best way to do it. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1011 movie clip. Music is by frank skinner and cinematography by charles van enger. Blamed for the disappearance, abbott and costello follow their trail to the. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein is directed by charles barton and written by robert lees, frederic rinaldo and john grant.
It seems that count dracula bela lugosi, in league. Thankfully, abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 was the sort of jolt this genre needed to keep it shambling, arms outstretched, for a few more years. Please allow at least 60 seconds for this film to load purchase this poster at. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein xfinity stream. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein trailer 1948 video.
If you like horror classics, youll love this laughfest with abbott and costello. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein video dailymotion. Bud abbott lou costello lon chaney bela lugosi glenn strange. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. His master, dracula, decides to transfer costellos brain to the frankenstein creation. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 the movie. Chick and talbot attempt to find and free wilbur, but when the full moon rises all hell breaks loose with the wolfman, dracula, and frankenstein all running rampantstarringbud abbott,lou costello. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 imdforums. I mean, where else can you see the wolf man, frankenstein and dracula all together in the same film.
Abbott and costello meet frankenstein movie trailer. Apr 12, 2017 abbott and costello would go on to star in other horror comedies with the invisible man and the mummy, before they too would pass from the scene. May 27, 2011 abbott and costello meet frankenstein 511 movie clip the wolf man 1948 hd. In 1948, universal studios more precisely, universal international did just that with old friends dracula, the frankenstein monster and the wolf man in abbott and costello meet frankenstein. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 trivia imdb. This is the classic 1948 trailer to the movie abbott and costello meet frankenstein.
Spoilers 5 lou costello did not want to make the movie, declaring, no way ill do that crap. Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering dracula, the frankenstein monster and the wolf man. The movie was the last serious role for each of the great actors, and the best of the abbott and costello meet the monsters series. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein was the second highest grossing film that year for universal, it still has an 88% approval score on rotten tomatoes and, of course, it spawned a number of abbott and costello meet. Watch abbott and costello meet frankenstein full hd.
Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 by universal international pictures. To be honest, i am not a big fan of bud abbott and lou costello but this is a funny movie, considered their best by most critics and, for once, i agree with them. In 1948, however, they were at the top of their game and had their routine down pat. A large part of the fun is here is that several of the original stars bela lugosi as dracula, lon chaney jr as the wolf man turn up to play their. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 charles barton. Abbott and costello, as railroad baggage clerks, receive a strange shipment the last remains of dracula and frankenstein s monster. And dont forget to sign up for the daily download newsletter when you. Abbott and costellos second independent feature, africa screams 1949, is not owned by a major studio.
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