Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Page #2

"Count Dracula sleeps

in this coffin...

but rises every night

at sunset. "

Chick is right.

This is silly stuff.

"Dracula... "

Chick! Chi... ick!

What's the matter? You know that

person you said there's no such person?

I think he's in there... in person. I was

reading this sign, "Dracula's Legend. "

All of a sudden I heard...

That's the wind.

It should get oiled.

Stop reading this. That's a lot of

baloney to fool McDougal's customers.

Fold up that canvas.

Get busy. Come on.

"Dracula can change himself

at will into a vampire bat,

flying about

the countryside. "

Flying.

Ooh-ooh-ooh!

Chick!

Chick.!

You're making enough noise

to wake up the dead!

I don't have to wake him up.

He's up. I saw a hand.

You saw a hand? Where? Right over there.

Let me see it.

Where is it?

I saw a hand there! You don't

know what you're talking about!

You're excited reading

this legend. Listen, Wilbur.

I know there's no such person as Dracula.

You know there's no such person as Dracula!

But does Dracula know it? Listen to me.

McDougal will be here any minute with

the insurance agent. Now get to work!

"He keeps himself alive

by drinking the blood... "

Chick. Chick.

Chick.

Chick. Ch...

Ch-Ch-Chick!

Oh!

Listen, this is getting

to be ridiculous.

What?

Are you trying to tell me

that candle moved?

Candles can't move!

This one did.

Watch it.

Keep your eye on it.

Is it moving?

Huh?

It's not moving, is it?

Not now.

Use your brains a bit.

Let's get this job finished.

Mmm-mmm-mmm.

"He keeps himself alive by

drinking the blood of his victims. "

Hmph. "Count Dracula must return

to his coffin before sunrise.

He, he, he...

H-H-He... "

Chick! Chick!

Oh, Chick!

Ha-ha-ha, Chick!

Chick! Oh, oh, oh!

Oh, Chick, come on!

Come on!

All right,

I'm comin'.

Come on, will ya! Wait a

minute. What's wrong now?

Oh, Chick!

You gonna tell me that candle

moved again? Yeah, yeah.

I told you not to read this,

didn't I? I can't help it.

"Count Dracula must return

to his coffin before sunrise,

where he lies helpless

during the day. "

That's the bunk! That's what I'm

trying to tell ya. That's his bunk!

Come here.

Don't, Chick. Come here.

Come here! Come around here!

Come over here.

Look in there.

Now,

do you see anything?

No.

Certainly not.

Help me open that crate. Come on. Hmph.

Get with it,

will you please?

You can always...

"Frankenstein's Monster. "

Get a load of this.

"A scientist named Frankenstein

made a monster...

by sewing together parts

of old, dead bodies. "

Do you have to read that stuff? Wait.

"Frankenstein gave the monster eternal

life by shooting it full of electricity.

Some people claim it is not

dead even now, just dormant. "

Now who'd be silly enough

to believe that?

Who would be silly enough

to believe that?

Me.

Open up that crate.

Chick,

did you hear that?

Yeah, I heard you pulling

the nails out. Go ahead.

Pulling the nails?

Chick?

Quiet.

I don't want to hear any more

of your foolish questions.

Come on,

open up the crate.

There we are.

You've got it.

Now get ahold of it.

Throw it

right on the side.

That's it, fine. Come on,

help me with this excelsior.

Take it all out.

Wow! Look out!

Cover it up!

What's the matter? Cover

the whole... Ooh, ooh!

Aw, stop that!

Uh-oh.

Now you did it.

What are you doing in there

with the lights off?

McDougal!

Now we're in trouble.

Hide that head.

Hurry up!

Master.

Yes.

Come. Follow me.

Don't be afraid.

He won't hurt you.

Come!

Hurry up.

Come.

This better be

a good one.

What's the matter, you

afraid of the dark? No.

Yeah, that's it.

That's it.

What is this?

McDougal is here. I... What's the

matter with you? Snap out of it.

Where are my bodies?

There were no bodies.

We opened both crates.

Look in there.

If they're not here, where

are they? They must be stolen.

My company inspected the

contents before they were shipped.

Then they must've been

stolen en route. You saw them?

No, no. Then where did they go?

I don't know. If they're gone,

I want my insurance money.

My company doesn't pay off

until a full investigation.

If you don't produce those bodies,

I'm going to call the police!

Police?

P-Police!

I can do better than that.

Police!

I'll get you.

Come on, go on!

Let's take it out.

Come!

Good evening,

Dr. Mornay.

My dear Count,

it's so good to see you again.

And you look more charming

than when I saw you last.

Come in, Count Dracula. Thank you, Sandra.

But the name is Dr. Lejos. I wouldn't

want to frighten your technical assistant.

Professor Stevens?

Don't worry.

He's completely engrossed

in his work.

Besides, he should be out of

here by tomorrow. Excellent.

Yes, except that he's asking

too many questions.

I will take care of that.

Is everything else arranged?

Yes. Where did you leave him? In the cold.

I'll get a wrap.

Nervous, my dear?

This is risky business.

Not as risky as those

curious operations of yours...

that so intrigued

the European police.

Yet much more

profitable.

Restore the monster for me, and

you shall have anything you wish.

In that case, we better start

as soon as possible.

It's dangerous to leave him

in this weakened condition.

Have you mastered

Dr. Frankenstein's notebook?

Let me get my hand on a

scalpel again and you shall see.

And about the brain!

I don't want to repeat

Frankenstein's mistake...

and revive a vicious,

unmanageable brute.

This time the monster must

have no will of his own.

No fiendish intellect

to oppose his master.

There, dear Count, I believe I

have exceeded your fondest wishes.

The new brain I've chosen

for the monster is so simple,

so pliable, it will obey

you like a trained dog.

Good.

How soon?

The day after tomorrow. Wilbur

was taking me to a masquerade ball.

But I'm sure he'd prefer to

spend a quiet evening at home.

Bring him

through here.

I tell you, Chick, I saw

what I saw when I saw it!

Keep quiet! You babbling

about dead people walking away!

That's why we were arrested

and thrown in jail.

Do you realize we've spent a

whole day and night in jail?

And we'd still be there if

some dame hadn't bailed us out.

Chick, stop calling Sandra

a dame!

I'm tellin' ya,

they were there.

Oh, stop.

Two of'em.

One of'em

was about eight foot tall.

Way up there!

And he walked like this.

Just like that.

Now, that's the way he walked. Stop it.

You don't believe that? Certainly not!

Well, I saw it.

And the other one,

he went like this.

And he kept gettin'

closer and closer.

He had eyes

that were balls of fire.

He kept staring,

eye to eye.

Eye to eye!

Staring!

I never saw anything like it

in my life.

Believe me when I tell you

I was scared to death.

Really I was.

I was really scared, Chick.

What's the matter...

Chick?

Oh!

What did I do?

Hey, Chick, I don't like you like that.

Come on, be just like you used to be.

Ah, go away! Atta boy! I'm happy.

That's just like you used

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