In terms of box office revenue, this was a working strategy for the studio.
Both featured the same two monsters, but added Dracula to the equation.
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankensteinonly touched on the comedic potential of the two meeting the Invisible Man character.
However, it served as the focus of 1951’sAbbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man.
Instead, it used actors already associated with the characters.
To the same end, Lon Chaney, Jr., who had played Larry Talbot a.k.a.
Likewise,House of Draculadoesn’t revive Frankenstein’s Monster until after Dracula’s death.
According to the 1981 book,It’s Alive!
The Classic Cinema Saga of Frankenstein,Universal had a script prepared that would have brought back Kharis a.k.a.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is a comedy horror film that brings together the comedic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with iconic Universal monsters. The film follows the misadventures of two freight handlers who find themselves entangled in a series of mishaps involving Dracula, the Wolf Man, and Frankenstein’s monster.
Although Kharis didn’t appearAbbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein, the comedy duo did cross paths with him eventually.
Kharis appeared as the villain in 1955’sAbbott & Costello Meet the Mummy.
It’s hard to imagine two interpretations of Dracula occupying the same movie.
