ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN-1948-  Duplicated 11 x 14 Lobby Card

Description

PLEASE NOTE:
The
"ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN"
lobby card from 1948,
is a
REPRODUCTION.
Reprinted on Kodak archival paper, the lobby card measures 11 x 14 inches. It's inserted into a protective, plastic sleeve (see picture #5)  The lobby  card will be
shipped in a bubble-wrap envelope with USPS Media Mail.
"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein"
(1948) is an American horror comedy film, featuring the famous comedy team of
Abbott and Costello.
The film was the first of several that starred the comedy duo. With the basic premise of meeting many of the classic characters from Universal Pictures' horror-film stable----this film had Abbot and Costello encountering
Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi),
the monster of
Frankenstein
monster (played by Glenn Strange), and the
Wolf Man
(Lon Chaney Jr.). Later films featured the comedic duo dealing with
The Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
and
The Mummy.
In 2001----the Library of Congress described the movie of
"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein"
as "
culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
The United States LOC selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. Reader's Digest called it
"one of the top 100 funniest films of all time."
The movie comedy is also number "56" on the list of the American Film Institute's
"100 Funniest American Movies".