Date Posted:22:26:59 12/19/07 Wed Author: Tim Subject: Re: Hold That Ghost ( 1941 ) In reply to:
Rick
's message, "Hold That Ghost ( 1941 )" on 16:06:32 12/11/07 Tue
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948) ranks as the high point of the duo's career, in my opinion. And what a great cast of monsters...Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Glenn Strange and (briefly) the voice of Vincent Price!
The duo's final foray into the monster spoof sub-genre was Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy in 1955. It's a mildly entertaining effort but certainly not up to par with the classic A&C meet Frankenstein.
I thought the team's most unusual film title was Abbott and Costello meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949), although it was sometimes shown as just Abbott and Costello meet the Killer.
There is an excellent biography of Joan Markowitz over at the Scenery of the Ponderosa site. I recall her posting a few times at the forum over there as well.
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Re: Hold That Ghost ( 1941 ) -- Alan, 22:12:44 12/20/07 Thu [1]
Hi Tim,
A slight correction; it was the great Bela Lugosi who played Dracula in "A&CmF"...and his work in that film stands as one of his career milestones. In a fair world, his performance should have jump-started his career, but it was not to be.
Absolutely. Lugosi was great in A&C meet Frankenstein! I must have been thinking of House of Frankenstein or House of Dracula when I erroneously posted John Carradine. Thanks for the correction.
