June 15, 1948 –
The very successful comedy, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, directed by Charles Barton, and starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert, and Jane Randolph, opened on this date.
Lou Costello didn’t want to make the movie, declaring, “No way I’ll do that crap. My little girl could write something better than this.” A $50,000 advance in salary and the signing of director Charles Barton, the team’s good friend and the man some call their best director, convinced him otherwise.
The Haus of Dcaligari 