Results: Abbot & Costello Hallowe'en Movies
Published on 10/26/2023
American comedic duo who performed onstage, in films, and on radio and television. Bud Abbott (original name William Alexander Abbott; b. October 2, 1895, Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S.—d. April 24, 1974, Woodland Hills, California) and Lou Costello (original name Louis Francis Cristillo; b. March 6, 1906, Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.—d. March 3, 1959, East Los Angeles, California) specialized in rapid-fire patter and knockabout slapstick, and they are regarded as the archetypal team of burlesque comedy.
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Hold That Ghost - considered one of their funniest films - Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers. Have you seen Hold That Ghost?
Yes
20%
410 votes
No
55%
1147 votes
Undecided
10%
204 votes
Not Applicable
16%
339 votes
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Who Done It? Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder after the station owner is killed during a broadcast Have you seen Who Done It?
Yes
19%
392 votes
No
54%
1140 votes
Undecided
10%
214 votes
Not Applicable
17%
354 votes
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The Time of Their Lives, my personal favorite - Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence. have you seen The Time of Their Lives?
Yes
18%
378 votes
No
55%
1153 votes
Undecided
10%
214 votes
Not Applicable
17%
355 votes
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Abbot & Costello meet Frankenestein -In the world of freight handlers Wilbur Grey and Chick Young is turned upside down when the remains of Frankenstein's monster and Dracula arrive from Europe to be used in a house of horrors. Dracula awakens and escapes with the weakened monster, who he plans to re-energize with a new brain. Larry Talbot (the Wolfman) arrives from London in an attempt to thwart Dracula. Dracula's reluctant aide is the beautiful Dr. Sandra Mornay. Her reluctance is dispatched by Dracula's bite. Dracula and Sandra abduct Wilbur for his brain and recharge the monster in preparation for the operation. Chick and Talbot attempt to find and free Wilbur, but when the full moon rises all hell breaks loose with the Wolfman, Dracula, and Frankenstein all running rampant. Have you seen Abbot & Costelloa Meet Frankenstein?
Yes
30%
631 votes
No
45%
942 votes
Undecided
8%
178 votes
Not Applicable
17%
349 votes
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Abbot & Costello meet the Invisible Man -Boxer Tommy Nelson is accused of killing his manager. While detectives Bud and Lou investigate, they come across an invisibility formula with which Tommy injects himself rather than face the police. This sparks an idea for trapping gangster Morgan by having Lou fight champ Rocky Hanlon, with Tommy's invisible help. Have you seen Abbot & Costello meet the Invisible Man?
Yes
27%
565 votes
No
46%
972 votes
Undecided
10%
211 votes
Not Applicable
17%
352 votes
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