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Belgian movie poster for the classic 1948 horror-comedy film, "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein". The text on the poster translates to "Abbott & Costello and the Monsters" in French and Dutch.
Key Information
Original Title: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Release Date (USA): June 15, 1948
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr. (The Wolf Man), Bela Lugosi (Count Dracula), and Glenn Strange (Frankenstein's Monster)
Director: Charles Barton
Plot: Bumbling baggage clerks Chick Young (Abbott) and Wilbur Grey (Costello) must deal with Dracula's plan to replace Wilbur's brain with the Monster's to reactivate it, while the Wolf Man tries to warn them.
Significance: The film is widely regarded as the best of the comedy duo's monster encounters and was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry in 2001. The monsters themselves are played seriously for scares, while the comedy comes from Abbott and Costello. |
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