Day 5 of my Halloween Film Fest. This happens to be one of my favorite genre's: The Horror Comedy. And you can't get any funnier than the classic "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein."
I had forgotten how funny this gem was. It is absolutely adorable and so much fun to watch. It is so much fun to see two of the classic horror actor's of their time, Bela Lugosi (Dracula) and Lon Chaney, Jr. (The Wolfman) come together and basically poke fun at themselves and the horror genre in particular. This is just an old-fashioned, fun comedy that is a joy to watch each and every time I've seen it.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were the leading hit comedy team of the golden age of Hollywood alongside Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. This comic duo did over 35 films together and they were all hits.
This particular film premiered on the 15 June 1948 and grossed over $3,200,000 in the United States alone, which back in 1948 was a lot!
The basic plot is a fugitive surgeon working for Count Dracula, pretends to fall in love with Bud Abbott's character to lure him into becoming a unwilling brain donor for the Frankenstein Monster who has grown weak. The rest I'll leave for you!
Do yourself a favor and sit down and watch this Horror Comedy classic from Universal Pictures!
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