To: HR Greenberg: Try THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO BOOK by Jim Mulholland, in The
Popular Library Film Series - ISBN 0-445-04138-2. THE A and C
"monster movies" were made in the late forties and early fifties, by which
time A and C were repeating themselves, partially due to the fact that John
Grant (who was Costello's original straight man before he teamed up with
Abbott) was involved in the screenplays. Here's a list of "monster" titles:
A and C Meet Frankenstein (1948) Dir: Charles Barton
A and C Meet The Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) Dir: Charles Barton
A and C Meet The Invisible Man (1951) Dir: Charles Lamont
A and C Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1954) Dir; Charles Lamont
A and C Meet The Mummy (1955) Dir: Charles Lamont
The Thirty Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1961) Dir: Sidney Miller (note: only
Costello appeared in this)
All the above were produced by Universal, except the last, produced by
Columbia, and most fit into your Universal Studios gothic monsters played
for fun category. Also, look at Mel Brook's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
There is also HOLD THAT GHOST from 1941 (Dir: Arthur Lubin), not quite a
"monster" movie, but arguably the best movie A and C made.
Peter Warren


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Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 3:09 PM
Subject: Monster research otra vez


> For monster research project, need Abbott and Costello filmographies;
books
> on THE MUNSTERS and THE ADDAMS FAMILY if such exist, also info on any film
in
> which Universal Gothic Horror characters appear as figures of fun,
> particularly films made in the Forties and Fifties. Thanks in advance. HR
> Greenberg MD ENDIT
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