Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
A landmark horror-comedy that genuinely earns its Novelty rating by being one of the first — and most successful — films to blend Universal Monster horror with broad comedy. Abbott and Costello's chemistry is reliable if not transcendent, the cinematography is competent Universal studio work of the era, and the plot is a clever enough MacGuffin-driven romp. The ending wraps things up satisfyingly with a fun twist. The film's true distinction is its audacious concept and execution: bringing Dracula, the Wolf Man, and Frankenstein's Monster together as straight-played foils for slapstick comedy was genuinely unprecedented and remains singular.