Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

(Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein)

Basics

Directed by Charles Barton
1948 | 83 minutes | Black & White | Mono | 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

The  world of baggage handlers Chick Young (Abbott) and Wilbur Grey
(Costello) is turned upside down  when  they  receive  the  remains  of
Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and Frankenstein (Glenn Strange) bound for the
House  of  Horrors museum. When Dracula and Frankenstein escape,
complete chaos ensues as Chick and Wilbur get mixed up  in  an  evil
plot  to  switch  Wilbur's  brain  with  Frankenstein's  and are aided by
Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.), who turns into The Wolf Man when  the
moon is full!

Main Cast

Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Lon Chane
Bela Lugosi
Glenn Strange
Lenore Aubert
Jane Randolph
Frank Ferguson
Charles Bradstreet
Chick
Wilbur
Lawrence Talbot
Dracula
Monster
Sandra Mornay
Joan Raymond
Mr. McDougal
Dr. Stevens

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Distributors

Universal Pictures (USA)
Realart Pictures Inc. (USA)

Release Dates

🇺🇸 June 15, 1948

Also Known As

Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (UK)
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (US)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (US)
The Brain of Frankenstein (US)

Box-Office

Budget
$800,000