Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Directed by: Charles Barton
Starring: Bud Abbot, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert, Jane Randolph
Rated: NR (TMM Suggested PG for Some Scary Images)
Running Time: 1 h 23 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Comedy, Production Design, Writing, Wide Appeal
WEAKNESSES: Some Jokes Go On Too Long
Two freight handlers encounter Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, and the Wolf Man.
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Dracula (1931)
Directed by: Tod Browning
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye
Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Some Scary Images)
Running Time: 1 h 15 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Old Hollywood Charm, Production Design, Story
WEAKNESSES: It's Kind of Boring, Lack of Soundtrack/Atmosphere, Acting
Count Dracula leaves his castle in Transylvania to prey on a woman who lives in London.
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The Wolf Man (1941)
Directed by: George Waggner
Starring: Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Warren William, Bela Lugosi
Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Some Scary Moments and Mild Violence)
Running Time: 1 h 10 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Moral Dilemma, Production Design, Old Hollywood Charm, Pacing
WEAKNESSES: Theatricality and Melodrama
A man returns to his family estate for his brother’s funeral only to be attacked by a wolf and possibly turned into a creature of legend.
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