Round 7: Tossup 7

The presence of a comma after the word “killer” on the poster of a film starring these two actors has led to debate over whether the title actually includes the name of the third-billed actor. These two actors ignored the names of their own characters, instead referring to each other by their real names, in a film in which one of them accidentally eats a medallion in a hamburger. Charles Barton was these two actors’ director of choice for a film in which one of them babbles nonsensically and accidentally sits on a villain’s (*) lap in a scene where they repeatedly trigger a revolving trap door. (10[1])That first film in a series starring these two actors featured a reprisal of the role of Larry Talbot by Lon Chaney, Jr. and was the final (-5[1])time (10[1])Bela Lugosi (10[2])played his most famous character. (10[1])For 10 points, in a series of Universal horror films, Dracula and Frankenstein meet what two comedians? ■END■

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