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Old 10-08-2019, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by billethkid View Post
For me the two truly classic "horror" shows are the Boris Karloff Frankenstein (1931)

Frankenstein Official Trailer #1 - Boris Karloff Movie (1931) HD - YouTube

and The Mummy (1932) movies


The Mummy Official Trailer #1 - Boris Karloff Movie (1932) HD - YouTube
As soon as I read this suggestion, this movie came to mind. I saw the film in the 60's on some creature feature and try and catch it whenever it is run. The movie is "Abbott & Costello Meets Frankenstein" (1948). What's so neat is it has all the major monsters with the original actors playing their parts. The Wolfman with Lon Chaney Jr, Dracula with Bela Lugosi and Glenn Strange as Frankenstein who had played Frankenstein after Boris Karloff became weary of the character in 1944.

The film was well acted, the characters play their part straight and I believe it's Abbott & Costello's best film. It's a spoof but a very good one. So many others liked it so much, that Abbott & Costello made a whole series of films about meeting other monsters.

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