Review of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) by Adrian Z — 20 Jun 2013

This spoof casts Universal monsters Dracula and Frankenstein against bumbling Abbott and Costello, who count the Wolfman's alter ego, Mr. Talbot as an ally. Lugosi and Chaney play it straight and Abbott and Costello are almost consistently amusing, at least until the silly plot takes over towards the later half.

Sadly, Frankenstein is not played by Boris Karloff, and the character spends mcuh of the time out of action. Surely Dracula would have been more appropriate in the title. The film ends with a surprising punchline from Vincent Price.