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Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein [VHS]

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein [VHS]

Rated: Unrated
Staring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Lon Chaney Jr. , Bela Lugosi , Glenn Strange
Director: Charles Barton
Universal Pictures made a great deal of money from its monster movies in the 1930s. In the early '40s, the burlesque team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello kept the studio's coffers full. When the two franchises were combined in 1948, the result was another windfall--despite the apparent oil-and-water mix of subject matter. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein was the first of these summit meetings, although the title is a misnomer. Actually, Bud and Lou bump into most of the Universal heavy-hitters, including Count Dracula (played by Béla Lugosi himself), the Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.), and the Frankenstein monster (veteran monster Glenn Strange). There's even a token appearance by the Invisible Man, whose disembodied voice is recognizable as that of Vincent Price. Sure enough, the film is funny, especially since it gives the portly Costello multiple opportunities to do his wide-eyed, quivering scaredy-cat routine. Audiences ate it up, and in future installments Bud and Lou would run into Boris Karloff, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, and the Mummy. But the first was the best. --Robert Horton
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In the Navy [VHS]

In the Navy [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Dick Powell , Claire Dodd , The Andrews Sisters
Director: Arthur Lubin
After the huge success of Buck Privates (cleverly referenced in a spoofing credits sequence), Abbott and Costello traded army green for navy blue to play landlocked gobs sent to sea after six years in the service. The actual story belongs to Dick Powell, who plays a radio crooner who has ditched fame and fawning fans for the sailor's life, while an ambitious female reporter (Claire Dodd) shadows the singer and stows aboard his battleship to expose his secret. Meanwhile Bud Abbott continues to con the ever-gullible Lou Costello, and Costello woos Patty from the Andrews Sisters. Director Arthur Lubin overcomes bargain-basement production values (rear projection footage, toy boat special effects) with the snappy repartee and energetic by-play of his stars. Skit highlights include a typically crooked Bud Abbott shell game, a hysterical series of spit-gags (in which the boys keep cracking up on camera), Costello's mathematical proof that 7 times 13 equals 28, and the climactic toy boat fantasy of naval maneuvers gone mad, courtesy of Captain Costello. The Andrews Sisters sing four songs (including "Gimme Some Skin"), Dick Powell sings two, and the Condos brothers perform a delig...
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Abbott & Costello: Meet Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde / Mov [VHS]

Abbott & Costello: Meet Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde / Mov [VHS]

Rated: Unrated
Staring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Boris Karloff , Craig Stevens , Helen Westcott
Director: Charles Lamont

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Terror in the Aisles [VHS]

Terror in the Aisles [VHS]

Rated: R (Restricted)
Staring: Donald Pleasence , Nancy Allen , Fred Asparagus , Lainie Cooke , Joel S. Rice
Director: Andrew J. Kuehn

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Abbott & Costello: Meet the Killer Boris Karloff [VHS]

Abbott & Costello: Meet the Killer Boris Karloff [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Boris Karloff , Gar Moore , Lenore Aubert
Director: Charles Barton

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Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein [VHS]

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Lon Chaney Jr. , Bela Lugosi , Glenn Strange
Director: Charles Barton
Universal Pictures made a great deal of money from its monster movies in the 1930s. In the early '40s, the burlesque team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello kept the studio's coffers full. When the two franchises were combined in 1948, the result was another windfall--despite the apparent oil-and-water mix of subject matter. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein was the first of these summit meetings, although the title is a misnomer. Actually, Bud and Lou bump into most of the Universal heavy-hitters, including Count Dracula (played by Béla Lugosi himself), the Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.), and the Frankenstein monster (veteran monster Glenn Strange). There's even a token appearance by the Invisible Man, whose disembodied voice is recognizable as that of Vincent Price. Sure enough, the film is funny, especially since it gives the portly Costello multiple opportunities to do his wide-eyed, quivering scaredy-cat routine. Audiences ate it up, and in future installments Bud and Lou would run into Boris Karloff, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, and the Mummy. But the first was the best. --Robert Horton
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Abbott & Costello: Hold That Ghost [VHS]

Abbott & Costello: Hold That Ghost [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Richard Carlson , Joan Davis , Mischa Auer
Director: Arthur Lubin

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Abbott & Costello: Buck Privates [VHS]

Abbott & Costello: Buck Privates [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Lee Bowman , Alan Curtis , The Andrews Sisters
Director: Arthur Lubin
Universal Studios hit box-office gold when they drafted vaudeville comedians and radio stars Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and turned them into one of the most successful screen teams of the 1940s and 1950s. After a tryout as supporting characters in the musical One Night in the Tropics, they starred in Buck Privates as con artists who accidentally enlist while hiding out from New York street cop Nat Pendleton. Naturally he winds up their drill sergeant and comic foil as they wreak havoc on the armed forces. It's vaudeville in fatigues, with the bare bones of a story provided by spoiled millionaire playboy Lee Bowman, his strapping All-American former chauffeur Alan Curtis, and the girl-next-door they both pursue, Jane Frazee. The lackluster subplot is directed with little verve by Arthur Lubin, and the film's energy comes completely from the snappy by-play of the comedians and Costello's flustered double takes and jumpy physical comedy (including a hilarious rifle drill in which the out-of-step soldier marches to the direction of a different compass). The Andrews Sisters sing "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," among others, and future St...
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Rio Rita [VHS]

Rio Rita [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Kathryn Grayson , John Carroll , Patricia Dane
Director: S. Sylvan Simon

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Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man [VHS]

Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man [VHS]

Rated: Unrated
Staring: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Nancy Guild , Arthur Franz , Adele Jergens
Director: Charles Lamont

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