# Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

> A freight-handling comedy duo stumble into a gleefully chaotic showdown among Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Wolfman.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Horror, Comedy
- Director: Charles Barton
- Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert, Jane Randolph, Frank Ferguson
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040068/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, breezy, playful, classic movie night, halloween viewing

## Synopsis

When horror meets hilarity, chaos ensues in a classic fright fest.

## Movies like Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

- [The Mummy's Hand (1940)](https://ember.film/movie/19718)
- [House of Frankenstein (1944)](https://ember.film/movie/2054)
- [The Monster Squad (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/7825)
- [Ghost Catchers (1944)](https://ember.film/movie/106617)
- [Son of Dracula (1943)](https://ember.film/movie/20091)
- [A Night in Casablanca (1946)](https://ember.film/movie/16144)
- [Young Frankenstein (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/1994)
- [Carry On Screaming! (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/2906)
- [The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917)](https://ember.film/movie/167445)
- [Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/6909)

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