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Bud Abbott & Lou Costello meet the Monsters collection. Cover Image DVD DVD

Bud Abbott & Lou Costello meet the Monsters collection.

Summary: Hapless freight handlers Chick and Wilbur find themselves encountering Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Wolf Man when a scheme to use Wilbur's brain to reactivate Frankenstein's Monster goes awry; two private eyes help an invisible man clear his name after he is accused of committing a crime; two American policemen in London meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; two bumbling opportunists offer to chaperone a mummy from Cairo to the states, and stumble upon a murder and an ancient treasure.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (323 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as motion pictures in 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955.
Dolby digital 2.0, full frame 1.33:1.
Features: Abbott and 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 commentary with film historian Gregory W. Mank; theatrical trailers; feature commentary with film historians Tom Weaver and Richard Scrivani.
Formatted Contents Note: Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948) (83 min.) / original screenplay by Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo and John Grant; directed by Charles T. Barton; produced by Robert Arthur. -- Abbott and Costello meet the Invisible Man (1951) (83 min.) / screenplay by Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo and John Grant; produced by Howard Christie; directed by Charles Lamont. -- Abbott and Costello meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) (77 min.) / screenplay by Lee Loeb and John Grant; based on stories by Sidney Fields and Grant Garrett; produced by Howard Christie; directed by Charles Lamont. -- Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy (1955) (80 min.) / directed by Charles Lamont; screenplay by John Grant; produced by Howard Christie.
Participant or Performer Note: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney, Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert, Nancy Guild, Adele Jergens, Arthur Franz, William Frawley, Sheldon Leonard, Boris Karloff, Helen Westcott, Craig Stevens, Reginald Denny, John Dierkes, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara, Peggy King.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not Rated.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Subject: Monsters Drama
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Comedy films.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at SPARK Libraries.

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Clymer Library DVD Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters Collection (Text) 32596000379684 Adult DVD Available -


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