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Auction History Result p295 ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN half-sheet movie poster R56 Date Sold 3/21/2005Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1956 Re-release Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Half-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 22" x 28") (Learn More) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (released in other English-speaking countries as "Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts"), the 1948 Charles T. Barton monster horror spoof comedy ("It's a grand New idea for Fun!"; the eighth Universal Frankenstein movie, and this time they added their #1 comedy team to both liven up the series, and to inject comedy; many people fondly remember this as their favorite of the 1940s Frankenstein movies!; "Jeepers! The Creepers are after Bud and Lou!"; "The laughs are MONSTERous! Bud and Lou are in a stew when they tangle with the Titans of Terror!"; "The monsters of menace vs the masters of Mirth!") starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello (Abbott and Costello), Lon Chaney Jr. ("The Wolf Man played by Lon Chaney"), Bela Lugosi (returning as Dracula after being long absent from the role; "Dracula played by Bela Lugosi"), Glenn Strange (in the title role, playing the Frankenstein monster; "The Monster played by Glenn Strange"), Lenore Aubert, Jane Randolph, Frank Ferguson, Charles Bradstreet, and Vincent Price (in a cute cameo, as the voice of The Invisible Man at the end of the movie!) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been paperbacked. This means the poster was backed onto a board backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Condition: very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfold and some paper loss in the "C" of "COSTELLO". The poster was tattered in much of the upper part of the left and right borders and across all of the top border. There were tears, creases, and small areas of paper loss that extended into the edges of the image, but fortunately next-to-nothing that was anywhere but in background areas. There were some light creases and scuffs throughout the image, but nothing serious. The poster was nicely paperbacked. The paperbacking process greatly minimized the creases and scuffs in the image area, and they are really not very noticeable or distracting. You CAN see a coloration difference in the "C" of "COSTELLO" where there was restoration. The part of the borders the needed restoration have a combination of paint and new paper, and it was extremely well done. Overall, I would think most collectors would be quite happy to display this great poster on their wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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