Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein Bloopers

[dukes0916]

I heard a anecdote years ago that the reason they had to cast another actor as 'the Monster' was because Boris Kaloff (like Lon Channey jr) felt the pairing of the Universal Monsters with Bud & Lou demeaned them. However... some time later, his dear friend Charles Laughton told him of how much fun he had whilst filming his movie with them, and so lamented his decision! So much so, that he went on to do TWO A&C Features! (One of the few big name actors to do more than one!)

[spinout3]

awesome footage!

[801liveable]

Lou Costello, at the start did not want to make this movie..He felt the teaming with the monsters was beneath the comedy team..But in fact after this movie's great audience reception it revived Abbott & Costello's slumping career..According to Bela Lugosi Jr. this film was shot on a very gloomy, depressing set..Therefore Universal hired comics along with Abbott & Costello to try to provide laughs for the rest of the cast and crew..

[engineer909]

Did you notice in this movie when Bela Lugosi is in front of the mirror, you can see his reflection?

[dukes0916]

@engineer909 Yes! That always bothered me!

[MrFrontrowkid]

It would be better if you were able to see the scene. It is very dark...obviously a copy of a copy of a copy. Glenn Strange is behind Costello as Frankenstein and when Lou sits on his lap, Strange could not keep a straight face. That's him you7 hear laughing.

[cha5]

@MrFrontrowkid Yeah, wasn't the story that Strange just couldn't stop laughing whenever he saw Costello during the filming of A&CMF and that Costello got mad when they were filming one scene and asked Strange why he was laughing, and that Strange explained that he just couldn't help it because he thought Costello was hilarious even when he was just standing still not doing anything, and that during the rest of the film Costello was always trying to make Strange LHAO?

[35westst]

Poor Bela Lugosi he forgot his lines. I saw this movie ;when it first came out, remember the exact time and place. Was very frightened.

[MrFrontrowkid]

@35westst Lugosi was probably glad to get this part since he hadn't been doing very much for some time. He took his part very seriously and didn't appreciate the jokes and kidding around on the set. He felt it was unprofessional. It was done to keep up the creative energy.

[VolatileDisposition]

nice!



[jrpdelmar]

Priceless!!...I love Abbott and Costello,even though I was born after5 Lou Costello's death in 1959...True humor,and laugh aloud fun!!

[TheStanbabe]

Well? We finally get to see"Larry Talbot"smile in one scene..eve if it is an outtake.(LOL!).

[wdd3141]

Lon Chaney looks pretty good-natured here. He supposedly thought Abbott and Costello ruined the Universal Pictures monsters by making clowns out of them.

[homegirl44]

@silkmann My grandfather was born in 1926, so he was a young man when this came out. But thats awesome that your grandfather got to share in such an amazing experience!

[homegirl44]

@pabsk67 Agreed! Thank you for that interesting bit of information as well!

[blintze]

One of my all-time favorite movies

[johnrunion]

also on youtube is a three part this is your life episode dedicated to lou costello. he was a great man who helped many others. i highly recommend you seek it out. it is worth your time and effort.

[buzzsawbernie]

awesome!!! this is just incredible. i remember watching these when i was young. my first monster movies ^_^ seeing these bloopers is just great!

[nmcop6]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[143AC]

I remember this outake..where Glen's "Frankenstein Monster"continually

breaks up in that castle dungeon set..which drives poor "Wilbur"..Poor Lou

and Director Charlie Barton Nuts!

[johnnct]

Holy crap! These are great!!! Can you please post more? Thanks for posting these!!

[143AC]

Dear Audioal,  There are more outakes from"A&C Meet Frankenstein"..but..it has Lou and Lonnie Chaney,Jr. using swear words that the heads of You Tube wouldn't permit to be seen here.Including one outake..Where Lonnie's"Larry Talbot"uses a swear word that I'm sure didn't endear him to the church.

[ZZTopRockman]

@143AC Please send them to me, I love swearing outtakes and Chaney is like my favourite actor ever! (after Vincent Price)

[audioalt51]

Never seen these! Are there more? Precious.

[emoviebuff87]

wow!!! where did u find this??

[homegirl44]

Wow, its so cool t osee these old bloopers, I didnt even think anyone would have these anymore, thanks. PS, Im 21 years old and not even close to being from around that time in age but that goes to show how much of an influence they have been on america :)

[jesusnightlite]

@homegirl44 im 18 and i love theses guys

[firewindwiki]

@homegirl44 yea considering about 60% of the movies from around that time don't even exist anymore let alone the bloopers or outtakes