Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

E500231

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.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film
alsoKnownAs Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters
basedOn Dracula by Bram Stoker (character basis)
linked to: Dracula

The Wolf Man (Universal Pictures character)
linked to: The Wolf Man

characters created by Mary Shelley
character Chick Young
Dracula
Frankenstein's monster
linked to: the Creature

Larry Talbot
linked to: Lawrence Talbot

Wilbur Grey
Wolf Man
linked to: The Wolf Man
cinematographyBy Charles Van Enger
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception considered one of Abbott and Costello's best films
director Charles Barton
distributor Universal-International
editedBy Frank Gross
features Dracula (Universal Classic Monster)
linked to: Dracula (1931 film)

Frankenstein's monster (Universal Classic Monster)
Universal Classic Monsters
Wolf Man (Universal Classic Monster)
linked to: The Wolf Man
filmSeriesRelation inspired later Abbott and Costello "Meet" films
followedBy Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
genre comedy
horror
parody
legacy regarded as a classic horror-comedy crossover film
musicBy Frank Skinner
notableFor pairing Abbott and Costello with Universal's classic monsters
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Abbott and Costello films
linked to: Abbott and Costello
producer Robert Arthur
productionCompany Universal Pictures
releaseDate June 15, 1948
releaseYear 1948
runtime approximately 83 minutes
screenwriter Frederic I. Rinaldo
John Grant
Robert Lees
setIn Florida
starring Bela Lugosi
Bud Abbott
Charles Bradstreet
Frank Ferguson
Glenn Strange
Jane Randolph
Lenore Aubert
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lou Costello
Vincent Price

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 (1948 film score)
linked to: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Hans J. Salter notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein alsoKnownAs Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters
linked to: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó performedIn Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Jane Randolph notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Westmore notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Abbott and Costello notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Lou Costello notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott notableFilm Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Robert Lees notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Jack Pierce workedOn Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948 film)
linked to: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
John Grant notableWork Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein