Charles Barton ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN Original publicity #150473

Description

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Original publicity photograph from the 1948 film)
Author:
Charles Barton (director); Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, John Grant (screenwriters); Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi (starring)
Title:
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Original publicity photograph from the 1948 film)
Publication:
Universal City: Universal Pictures, Circa 1948
Description:
Vintage publicity photograph from the 1948 film, showing actors Bud Abbott and Lou Costello facing off against Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, and Glenn Strange (as the Wolf Man, Dracula, and Frankenstein's monster, respectively).
Freight handlers come across the remains of Frankenstein's monster, and soon find themselves caught in a battle between Dracula, who seeks to resurrect the monster, and the Wolf Man, who wishes to thwart Dracula. The first of several horror-comedy films facing off Abbott and Costello against Universal monsters, preceding "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" (1951), "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1953), and "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy" (1955).
10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
Seller ID:
150473
Subject:
1940s Cinema, Comedy, Film Series, Film Still Photographs, Horror, Monsters, National Film Registry, Photographs
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