Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and Frankenstein's monster are accidentally shipped from London to America. The people who unload the monsters are Abbott and Costello. Larry "Wolfman" Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) comes to America to stop the monsters, who have their own plans for America.
As others have noted, the title of this film is a bit off. First, they do not meet Frankenstein, strictly speaking, but his creation. And second, the man playing the creature is not Boris Karloff. So, the better title would have been "Abbott and Costello Meet Dracula", since they do meet him, he has the most screen time, and it is the original Dracula, Bela Lugosi, playing him. But that is just my thought.
The standard humor is here, wrapped up in a Universal horror story. The creepy castle is present, as are scientists and vampires and a werewolf. As far as nostalgia goes, watching this beats out "Meet the Killer", which has Karloff, but not much else (still a good film, though). If you can find a good copy, watch it. I first watched it on an old VHS tape copied from TV, which was still enjoyable, but now you can catch it on Netflix.
I have nothing really bad to say about this film. I think the humor may not appeal to everyone -- it is a bit dated, with jokes like "I'll bite" being the clincher. And there is some mild sexism (Costello shows very little loyalty to his girlfriend or whatever she is). But these are minor issues, and I would still say that the movie stands the test of time more than it is dated.
As others have noted, the title of this film is a bit off. First, they do not meet Frankenstein, strictly speaking, but his creation. And second, the man playing the creature is not Boris Karloff. So, the better title would have been "Abbott and Costello Meet Dracula", since they do meet him, he has the most screen time, and it is the original Dracula, Bela Lugosi, playing him. But that is just my thought.
The standard humor is here, wrapped up in a Universal horror story. The creepy castle is present, as are scientists and vampires and a werewolf. As far as nostalgia goes, watching this beats out "Meet the Killer", which has Karloff, but not much else (still a good film, though). If you can find a good copy, watch it. I first watched it on an old VHS tape copied from TV, which was still enjoyable, but now you can catch it on Netflix.
I have nothing really bad to say about this film. I think the humor may not appeal to everyone -- it is a bit dated, with jokes like "I'll bite" being the clincher. And there is some mild sexism (Costello shows very little loyalty to his girlfriend or whatever she is). But these are minor issues, and I would still say that the movie stands the test of time more than it is dated.