Bud Abbott
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein: Chick and Wilbur are two railroad clerks who are assigned to checking a shipment of two crates, the last remains of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster. Of course the monsters are still alive in their coffins and so the comedy chase begins, with both a stray mad scientist and the Wolfman getting involved before very long.
Mexican hayride: Bud and Lou crash a Mexican bullfight to escape arrest as suspected confidence...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (25.5 hr.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Entertainers "Bud" Abbott and Lou Costello were one of the greatest and most enduring comedy teams of the 1940s and '50s, starring on radio, film, and television. This set includes rare bloopers from film and tv; 19 celebrity-studded hours of The Abbott & Costello show on radio (1942-49), a 1943 World War II PSA, The autobiography of a Jeep; the feature films African screams (1949) and Jack and the beanstalk (1952); 20 classic movie trailers, charting...
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
10 audio discs (10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (32 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 12 cm).
Language
English
Description
Episodes from popular radio comedy programs, including the Abbot & Costello show, The Amos 'n' Andy show, the Burns and Allen show, Duffy's Tavern, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve, the Jack Benny program, the Life of Riley, My favorite husband, and Our Miss Brooks. Accompanying booklet gives the history of each program.
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Abbot and Costello learn that an archaeologist has found a legendary mummy in Cairo, they decide to apply to guard the corpse as it's sent to the U.S. Finding the archaeologist murdered and the mummy gone, they become owners of a medallion that holds the key to ancient buried treasure that they must keep out of the wrong hands.
Series
Universal Classic Monsters. Complete 30-Film Collection volume 1931-1948
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 447 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dracula: The vampire Count Dracula arrives in England and begins to prey upon the young and virtuous Mina.
Dracula's daughter: A hypnotic woman steals the body of Count Dracula and bloodless corpses start appearing in London again.
Son of Dracula: Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the United States by a young and morbid heiress.
House of Dracula: Dracula arrives at Dr. Edelman's office asking for a cure to his vampirism.
House of Frankenstein:...
Series
Universal Classic Monsters. Complete 30-Film Collection volume 1935-1948
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 510 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The original Wolf Man is one of the silver screen's most unforgettable characters and, along with the other Universal classic monsters, defined the Hollywood horror genre. The wolf man: complete legacy collection includes all 7 films from the original legacy including the eerie classic starring Lon Chaney Jr. and the timeless films that followed. These landmark motion pictures defined the iconic look of the tragic monster and continue to inspire...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (14 hr.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This five pack DVD set contains some of the greatest moments in the careers of Abbott and Costello. With two full-length films, twelve "Colgate comedy hour" shows and twenty Abbott and Costello film trailers, this package is a once in a lifetime buy."--Container.
Series
Universal Classic Monsters. Complete 30-Film Collection volume 1933-1951
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 470 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A scientist who makes himself invisible finds he can't reverse the process, and is driven into madness and murder; after a man is falsely imprisoned he takes a drug that will make him invisible and also drive him mad; an attractive model volunteers for an experiment with an invisibility machine; the grandson of the invisible man uses a secret formula to spy on Germany in World War II; a scientist helps a fugitive from the law become invisible; two...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (407 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The mummy (1932): "In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege. Also found in the tomb is the Scroll of Thoth, which can bring the dead back to life. One night a young member of the expedition reads the Scroll out loud, and then goes insane, realizing that he has brought Im-Ho-Tep back to life. Ten years later, disguised as a modern Egyptian, the mummy...
