July 28, 1948 –
Bud and Lou’s biggest box-office success, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, opened on this date, (this was one of my favorite childhood films.)
Bobby Barber was employed for the film as a “court jester“. It was his job to keep the energylevel up through a series of practical jokes and deliberately blown takes. Often when Lou Costello expected Lon Chaney Jr. to come through the door, Barber would run in wearing a hat and cape and immediately run back out. Bela Lugosi enjoyed Barber’s antics as long as he was not the victim.
The Haus of Dcaligari 