Edition |
Fullscreen version. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 323 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono. |
Note |
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein originally released as a motion picture in 1948 ; Abbott and Costello meet the Invisible Man originally released as a motion picture in 1951 ; Abbott and Costello meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde originally released as a motion picture in 1953 ; Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy originally released as a motion picture in 1955. |
Language |
In English with optional subtitles in French or Spanish. |
Note |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Abbott and Costello meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: based on stories by Sidney Fields and Grant Garrett. |
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Special features: Abbott & Costello meet the monsters: a behind-the-scenes look at the duo's popular series of films as they meet up with Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolf Man ; feature commentaries ; theatrical trailers. |
Cast |
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney, Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert ; Abbott and Costello meet the Invisible Man: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Adele Jergens, Arthur Franz, William Frawley ; Abbott and Costello meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Helen Westcott, Reginald Denny ; Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara, Peggy King. |
Summary |
"Comedy meets horror when the screen's funniest duo, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, encounter Universal's classic monsters ..."--Container. |
Contents |
Disc 1. Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein / produced by Robert Arthur ; screenplay by Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, John Grant ; directed by Charles T. Barton -- Abbott and Costello meet the Invisible Man / produced by Howard Christie ; screenplay by Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, John Grant ; directed by Charles Lamont. Disc 2. Abbott and Costello meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / produced by Howard Christie ; screenplay by Lee Loeb, John Grant ; directed by Charles Lamont -- Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy / produced by Howard Christie ; screenplay by John Grant ; directed by Charles Lamont. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Subject |
Monsters -- Drama.
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Screwball comedy films.
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Horror films.
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Monster films.
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screwball comedy. (CStmoGRI)aat300263884
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Horror films. (OCoLC)fst00960370
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Monster films. (OCoLC)fst01744124
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Monsters. (OCoLC)fst01025752
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Screwball comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01109378
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Genre/Form |
screwball comedy. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300263884
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Screwball comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710435
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Monster films. (OCoLC)fst01710374
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Horror films. (OCoLC)fst01710373
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Screwball comedy films.
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Horror films.
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Monster films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Arthur, Robert, 1909-1986.
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Christie, Howard, 1912-1992.
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Barton, Charles, 1902-1981, direction.
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Lamont, Charles, 1895-1993, direction.
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Lees, Robert, 1912-2004.
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Rinaldo, Frederic I.
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Grant, John, 1891-1955.
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Loeb, Lee.
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Abbott, Bud, 1897-1974, cast.
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Costello, Lou, cast.
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Chaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973, cast.
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Lugosi, Bela, 1882-1956, cast.
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Strange, Glenn, 1899-1973, cast.
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Aubert, Lenore, 1918-1993, cast.
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Guild, Nancy, 1925-1999, cast.
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Jergens, Adele, 1917-2002, cast.
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Franz, Arthur, 1920-2006, cast.
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Frawley, William, 1887-1966, cast.
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Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969, cast.
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Westcott, Helen, 1928-1998, cast.
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Denny, Reginald, 1891-1967, cast.
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Windsor, Marie, cast.
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Ansara, Michael, 1922-2013, cast.
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King, Peggy, cast.
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Fields, Sid, 1898-1975.
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Garrett, Grant, 1878-1954.
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Abbott and Costello (Comedy team)
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Universal-International (Firm)
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Cover Title |
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello meet the monsters collection |
Standard No. |
025192314018 |
Music No. |
61172266 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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