Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters!

2000

0h 34m

7.3(6 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary from Universal about the movie Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.

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8 members

Directing

David J. Skal

Host

Acting

Ron Palumbo

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Bob Burns

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Bob Madison

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Bela Lugosi Jr.

Self

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Bud Abbott

(archive footage)

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Lou Costello

(archive footage)

Acting

Chris Costello

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