I didn't expect much from this particular title after seeing "...Go To Mars" and "...Meet The Invisible Man", but this was a pleasant surprise. Somehow this holds together better - better pacing, better casting, better writing, and the classic comedy pair are hitting on all cylinders as they perform various verbal and visual slapstick gags.
I think some of the credit goes to whoever had the brilliant idea to have much of the action take place on the original Universal sets, and to whoever persuaded Chaney and Lugosi to reprise their roles. It's a great pleasure to see these two legends on screen again while they were still at the top of their game (as far as I can tell).
Apparently this was actually the first of the A&C movies in this vein, and it looks like they managed to catch lightning in a bottle this one time.
Even if you aren't a big fan of Abbott and Costello (I wasn't - not that I hated them or anything, they just weren't what I look for in a comedy team), you'll probably enjoy this.
I think some of the credit goes to whoever had the brilliant idea to have much of the action take place on the original Universal sets, and to whoever persuaded Chaney and Lugosi to reprise their roles. It's a great pleasure to see these two legends on screen again while they were still at the top of their game (as far as I can tell).
Apparently this was actually the first of the A&C movies in this vein, and it looks like they managed to catch lightning in a bottle this one time.
Even if you aren't a big fan of Abbott and Costello (I wasn't - not that I hated them or anything, they just weren't what I look for in a comedy team), you'll probably enjoy this.