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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Lobby Cards (1948)

Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein 1948

Bela Lugosi almost didn't appear in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein because the studio thought he was dead.

The Catman of Paris, 1946 (R-1952)

Some more of the girls, ft. Bela.

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

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Bela Lugosi and Lenore Aubert in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948

This was the second and last time that Bela Lugosi played Dracula in a film

Glenn Strange and Lenore Aubert on the set of ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948)

Republic Pictures Horror Collection will be released on May 21 via Kino Lorber. The two-disc set features four horror films produced by Republic Pictures: The Lady and the Monster, The Phantom Speaks, The Catman of Paris, and Valley of the Zombies.

1944's The Lady and the Monster is directed by George Sherman and written by Dane Lussier and Frederick Kohner, based on Curt Siodmak's 1942 novel Donovan's Brain. Vera Ralston, Richard Arlen, and Erich von Stroheim star.

1945's The Phantom Speaks is directed by John English and written by John K. Butler. Richard Arlen, Stanley Ridges, Lynne Roberts, Tom Powers, Charlotte Wynters, and Jonathan Hale star.

1946's The Catman of Paris is directed by Lesley Selander and written by Sherman L. Lowe. Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara, Douglass Dumbrille, Gerald Mohr, and Fritz Feld star.

1946's Valley of the Zombies is directed by Philip Ford and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. Robert Livingston, Adrian Booth, Ian Keith, Thomas E. Jackson, Charles Trowbridge, and Earle Hodgins star.

All four films have been have been scanned in 4K by Paramount Pictures. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

The Lady and the Monster audio commentary by film historian Stephen Bissette (new)

The Phantom Speaks audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas

The Catman of Paris audio commentary by film historians David Del Valle and Miles Hunter (new)

Valley of the Zombies audio commentary by film historians David Del Valle and Miles Hunter (new)

Valley of the Zombies audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas

The Lady and the Monster interview with film historians Tim Lucas and Steven Bissette

In The Lady and the Monster, a scientist (Erich von Stroheim) and his two assistants (Vera Hruba Ralston, Richard Arlen) keep a dead criminal's brain alive. In The Phantom Speaks, the vengeful spirit of an executed killer takes possession of a scientist to take revenge on those who wronged him, and a newspaper reporter becomes suspicious. In The Catman of Paris, an amnesiac Frenchman (Carl Esmond) blames himself for deeds done with the mark of a beast. In Valley of the Zombies, a woman falls under the hypnotic spell of a resurrected madman.

Pre-order Republic Pictures Horror Collection.

Tonight On Svengoolie !

Tonight on MeTV (Svengoolie) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein  a 1948 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton. The film features Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) who has become partners with Dr. Sandra Mornay (Lenore Aubert), as Dracula requires a "simple, pliable" brain to reactivate Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange). Dracula discovers that the "ideal" brain belongs to Wilbur Grey (Lou Costello) who is wooed by Mornay to the operating table, despite the warnings of Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.).

The film was developed and began being made against the wishes of Abbott and Costello, with Costello specifically not liking the script. The film was made under difficulty according to director Barton who found Abbott and Costello often absent or not working on the set. On the film's release, it was one of Universal-Internationals' biggest films of the year and led to several follow-up films involving Abbott and Costello meeting other horror film actors and creatures. The film was well received by trade papers and West Coast American critics on its release but received poor reviews in New York. In 2001, the United States Library of Congress deemed this film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry and later placed in at number 56 on the list of the American Film Institute's "100 Funniest American Movies".

Mr Peabody and the Mermaid and Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein filming in 1948 at Universal Studios.

During breaks in filming, the casts occasionally intermingled at the cafeteria or around the lot.

Tourists were surprised to see Glenn Strange and Ann Blyth having lunch in their respective costumes. Glenn was up for some monkey business carrying Ann in her Mermaid costume while dressed as Frankenstein. He also paraded around with Olivia de Havilland, who was not associated with either film. Backstage fun on the sets.

In addition, when Mr Peabody concluded its production, the cast from Abbott and Costello were invited to the wrap-up party. Lon Chaney Jr.and Glenn Strange attended in costume.

The Catman of Paris (1946)

Make sure and visit one of the highlights of every year’s HAUNTED HOP - nyc subterranean cinema guru GARY BALABAN’s HORROR CINEMA! Gary curates and projects an exquisite program of features and shorts all night long as seated intermission from the hours relentless live music and dancing and a major destination in its own right! Here are this year’s features: Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr, Lenore Aubert! Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires - 1974 / Hammer Films / Shaw Brothers - No Screening in 4 years since last shown at The Halloween Hop and truly returning due to popular demand! DVD seems to have gone out of print with only euro unauthorised versions available. Our screening is uncut and R-Rated Peter Cushing, Julie Ege, David Chiang Valley of Gwangi - 1969 - This is a special, 60min, action only reel. Ray Harryhausen - Based on a script from Willis (King Kong) O'Brien (at Knockdown Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkWhXAJObcS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=