Kino: Four Classic Abbott and Costello Films Detailed for 4K Blu-ray
HomeKino: Four Classic Abbott and Costello Films Detailed for 4K Blu-ray
Posted September 15, 2025 09:02 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed four upcoming 4K Blu-ray releases of classic Abbott and Costello films. They are: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953), and Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955). The releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on November 11.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
It's the ultimate Monster Mash when Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and the Wolf Man meet Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in this silly spooky fun caper classic for Monster-lovers of all ages! Abbott and Costello, as railroad baggage clerks, receive a strange shipment—the last remains of Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster. But this deadly duo is still very much alive. So when the shipment arrives at the House of Horrors, the Monsters are not in their crates but have disappeared to a secret hideaway island. Blamed for the disappearance, Abbott and Costello follow their trail to the island, where not only do they meet up with Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and the Monster (Glenn Strange), but a Mad Scientist (Charles Bradstreet) who wants to switch Costello's brain with that of the Monster. With everyone chasing each other, the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr.) shows up to scare them all. In the end everything works out: Costello finds romance and the Monsters find their final resting places…or do they?
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You'll shiver…You'll shudder…You'll shout with laughter! Comedy legends Bud Abbott and Lou Costello encounter one of Universal's most unforgettable Monsters in Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man. Recent detective school graduates Bud and Lou are minding their new business when accused killer Tommy Nelson (Arthur Franz) bursts into their office. Proclaiming his innocence, he convinces the two to get him to his beautiful fiancée Helen (Nancy Guild). Just as the police arrive to investigate, Tommy injects himself with invisibility serum being developed by Helen's uncle. Tommy convinces Lou to go undercover as a boxer to help flush out the real killer. With Tommy's unseen assistance, Lou reluctantly goes into the ring as "Lou the Looper" for one of the most hilarious fight sequences ever filmed!
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You'll laugh your way through the foggy streets of London as Bud Abbott and Lou Costello take on horror legend Boris Karloff in a hilarious spoof of the famed horror classic. In this 1953 release, the zany comedy duo play Slim (Abbott) and Tubby (Costello), two American policemen who are in London to study local police methods. In the process, they run into a beautiful young suffragette (Helen Westcott), her rugged boyfriend (Craig Stevens) and her evil uncle Dr. Jekyll (Karloff), who transforms himself into Mr. Hyde, the terror of the city. So get ready as the inimitable Mad Scientist meets the masters of madcap humor. The laughs are twice as MONSTER-OUS as ever before!
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When Pete and Freddie (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello), a couple of Americans stranded in Cairo, overhear an archaeologist chatter about discovering a legendary mummy, they decide to apply as chaperones for the corpse back to the United States. But when they arrive at the archaeologist's home, strange happenings are afoot. First of all, the archaeologist has been murdered. Then, the mummy seems to have disappeared. And on top of that, the boys become owners of a sacred medallion that holds the key to the location of an ancient buried treasure—one that many would kill for! Now it's up to the bumbling Americans to preserve the legend of the mummy and keep the treasure from falling into the wrong hands. This gem of a film is filled with laughs for every member of the family—especially Mummy!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
It's the ultimate Monster Mash when Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and the Wolf Man meet Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in this silly spooky fun caper classic for Monster-lovers of all ages! Abbott and Costello, as railroad baggage clerks, receive a strange shipment—the last remains of Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster. But this deadly duo is still very much alive. So when the shipment arrives at the House of Horrors, the Monsters are not in their crates but have disappeared to a secret hideaway island. Blamed for the disappearance, Abbott and Costello follow their trail to the island, where not only do they meet up with Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and the Monster (Glenn Strange), but a Mad Scientist (Charles Bradstreet) who wants to switch Costello's brain with that of the Monster. With everyone chasing each other, the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr.) shows up to scare them all. In the end everything works out: Costello finds romance and the Monsters find their final resting places…or do they?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by Hats Off Entertainment's Joe Ramoni
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Gregory W. Mank
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles
You'll shiver…You'll shudder…You'll shout with laughter! Comedy legends Bud Abbott and Lou Costello encounter one of Universal's most unforgettable Monsters in Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man. Recent detective school graduates Bud and Lou are minding their new business when accused killer Tommy Nelson (Arthur Franz) bursts into their office. Proclaiming his innocence, he convinces the two to get him to his beautiful fiancée Helen (Nancy Guild). Just as the police arrive to investigate, Tommy injects himself with invisibility serum being developed by Helen's uncle. Tommy convinces Lou to go undercover as a boxer to help flush out the real killer. With Tommy's unseen assistance, Lou reluctantly goes into the ring as "Lou the Looper" for one of the most hilarious fight sequences ever filmed!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by Hats Off Entertainment's Joe Ramoni
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Paul Anthony Nelson and Lee Zachariah
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles
You'll laugh your way through the foggy streets of London as Bud Abbott and Lou Costello take on horror legend Boris Karloff in a hilarious spoof of the famed horror classic. In this 1953 release, the zany comedy duo play Slim (Abbott) and Tubby (Costello), two American policemen who are in London to study local police methods. In the process, they run into a beautiful young suffragette (Helen Westcott), her rugged boyfriend (Craig Stevens) and her evil uncle Dr. Jekyll (Karloff), who transforms himself into Mr. Hyde, the terror of the city. So get ready as the inimitable Mad Scientist meets the masters of madcap humor. The laughs are twice as MONSTER-OUS as ever before!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist/Critic Kim Newman and Writer/Editor Stephen Jones
- Audio Commentary by Film Historians Tom Weaver and Richard Scrivani
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles
When Pete and Freddie (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello), a couple of Americans stranded in Cairo, overhear an archaeologist chatter about discovering a legendary mummy, they decide to apply as chaperones for the corpse back to the United States. But when they arrive at the archaeologist's home, strange happenings are afoot. First of all, the archaeologist has been murdered. Then, the mummy seems to have disappeared. And on top of that, the boys become owners of a sacred medallion that holds the key to the location of an ancient buried treasure—one that many would kill for! Now it's up to the bumbling Americans to preserve the legend of the mummy and keep the treasure from falling into the wrong hands. This gem of a film is filled with laughs for every member of the family—especially Mummy!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians C. Courtney Joyner and Phoef Sutton
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles
