Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is a 1948 horror-comedy film that pairs the famous comedy duo with Universal’s classic movie monsters, including Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Wolf Man.

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instanceOf film
alsoKnownAs Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters NERFINISHED
basedOn Dracula by Bram Stoker (character basis) NERFINISHED
The Wolf Man (Universal Pictures character) NERFINISHED
characters created by Mary Shelley
character Chick Young NERFINISHED
Dracula NERFINISHED
Frankenstein's monster NERFINISHED
Larry Talbot NERFINISHED
Wilbur Grey NERFINISHED
Wolf Man NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Charles Van Enger NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception considered one of Abbott and Costello's best films
director Charles Barton NERFINISHED
distributor Universal-International NERFINISHED
editedBy Frank Gross NERFINISHED
features Dracula (Universal Classic Monster) NERFINISHED
Frankenstein's monster (Universal Classic Monster) NERFINISHED
Universal Classic Monsters NERFINISHED
Wolf Man (Universal Classic Monster) NERFINISHED
filmSeriesRelation inspired later Abbott and Costello "Meet" films
followedBy Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff NERFINISHED
genre comedy
horror
parody
legacy regarded as a classic horror-comedy crossover film
musicBy Frank Skinner NERFINISHED
notableFor pairing Abbott and Costello with Universal's classic monsters
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Abbott and Costello films NERFINISHED
producer Robert Arthur NERFINISHED
productionCompany Universal Pictures
releaseDate June 15, 1948
releaseYear 1948
runtime approximately 83 minutes
screenwriter Frederic I. Rinaldo NERFINISHED
John Grant NERFINISHED
Robert Lees NERFINISHED
setIn Florida NERFINISHED
starring Bela Lugosi NERFINISHED
Bud Abbott NERFINISHED
Charles Bradstreet NERFINISHED
Frank Ferguson NERFINISHED
Glenn Strange NERFINISHED
Jane Randolph NERFINISHED
Lenore Aubert NERFINISHED
Lon Chaney Jr. NERFINISHED
Lou Costello NERFINISHED
Vincent Price NERFINISHED

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Bela Lugosi performedIn Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Lon Chaney Jr. notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Frank Skinner notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
this entity surface form: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948 film score)
Hans J. Salter notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein