THE HORROR SPOOFS OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLO: A Critical Assessment of the Comedy Team's Monster Films

Miller, Jeffrey S.

Published by Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, (2000).

Condition: Fine Hardcover

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First edition. Each of the major horror films are described and critiqued, including production back-stories, anecdotes on the set, reviews, plot synopsis, film credits, difficulties and changes made during production, criticisms, releases, and more. Includes an introduction, a history of Abbott & Costello and the Universal monsters, a study of their meet-the-monsters formula, their other horror-comedies, details on working with Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, and more. Fine and fresh in blue linen with white embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine, blue-and-white headband and tail-band; no dust jacket, as issued. Octavo; 241 pages; appendixes; notes; bibliography; index. Seller Inventory # ABE-1658611878527

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Title: THE HORROR SPOOFS OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLO: A ...

Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, (2000).

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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