The president of the Abbott and Costello Fan Club and the personal archivist for the Abbott and Costello estates combine their resources to produce this comprehensive, one-of-a-kind volume. Giving in-depth coverage of each of their 36 feature films from start to finish, this is the only book that has the permission of Abbott and Costello estates to use rare personal materials, many of which have never before been seen by the public.

The Abbott & Costello Story is a fond tribute to the comedy team that made Who, What, and I Don't Know the most hilarious names of baseball players ever batted around on the silver screen.

As two of the most popular entertainers of the mid-century film industry, comic greats Bud Abbott and Lou Costello offered an essential balm to the American public following the sorrows of the Great Depression and during the trauma of World War II. This is the first book to focus in detail on the immensely popular wartime films of Abbott and Costello, discussing the production, content, and reception of 18 films within the context of wartime events on the home front and abroad. The films covered include the service comedies Buck Privates, In the Navy, and Keep 'Em Flying; more mainstream comic relief films such as Pardon My Sarong and Who Done It?; and post-war experiments such as Little Giant and The Time of Their Lives. More than 120 stills and lobby cards from the author's personal collection illustrate the text, including many showing outtakes or deleted scenes.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Jack and the Beanstalk, Hold That Ghost, Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Time of Their Lives, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Dance with Me, Henry, Buck Privates, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, The Abbott and Costello Show, Buck Privates Come Home, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Africa Screams, The Noose Hangs High, The Naughty Nineties, Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Comin' Round the Mountain, Abbott and Costello in Hollywood, Mexican Hayride, Little Giant, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, One Night in the Tropics, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Here Come the Co-Eds, Rio Rita, In Society, Keep 'Em Flying, Lost in a Harem, Who Done It?, Pardon My Sarong, Lost in Alaska, Hit the Ice, It Ain't Hay, In the Navy, The World of Abbott and Costello, 10,000 Kids and a Cop. Excerpt: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (which has the onscreen title Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein) is a 1948 American comedy horror film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is the first of several films where the comedy duo meets classic characters from Universal's horror film stable. In this film, they encounter Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man, while subsequent films pair the duo with the Mummy, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the Invisible Man. On a TV special in the early 1950s, the two did a sketch where they interacted with the latest original Universal Studios monster being promoted at the time, the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). The film is considered the swan song for the "Big Three" Universal horror monsters - Count Dracula, the Wolf Man and...

Turner Classic Movies presents a collection of monster greats, modern and classic horror, and family-friendly cinematic treats that capture the spirit of Halloween, complete with reviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and iconic images. Fright Favorites spotlights 31 essential Halloween-time films, their associated sequels and remakes, and recommendations to expand your seasonal repertoire based on your favorites. Featured titles include Nosferatu (1922), Dracula (1931), Cat People (1942), Them (1953), House on Haunted Hill (1959), Black Sunday (1960), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Young Frankenstein (1976), Beetlejuice (1988), Get Out (2017), and many more.