In 1948, Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, directed by Charles Barton, was a comical duo of two famous comedians, who meet the horrifying characters from Universal Studio. At that point in time, World War II had ended, leaving people devastated by the horrific event. That being said, film directors had a tough time scaring people with their horror films, so it seemed ideal to take the famous characters, that once scared the heebee-geebees out of them and make a comedy to lighten the mood. Additionally, this ultimately affected Barton's way of telling the classic story. Also, I would say my interpretation of this film was easily understood. Indeed the director had to do the unthinkable, and drastically change the mood of horrifying characters
