Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
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1948’s Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein reignited the comedy duo’s popularity, introduced a new generation to classic Universal monsters (including Bela Lugosi as Dracula for only his second, and final, time in a movie) and influenced similar spooky/funny films to come.