Release Date

01 Jan, 1999

Runtime

00:33: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by Moonlight! explores these movies. Rick Baker explains how the make-up was done on Chaney's character. Screenwriter Curtis Siodmak took very little from earlier werewolf legends, providing his own story for some of the films. This documentary displays clips from several other movies, including "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) and "House of Dracula" (1945).

Original Title

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

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Actors

Rick Baker

John Landis

Curt Siodmak

Lon Chaney Jr.

Claude Rains

Evelyn Ankers

Lugosi Béla

Edward Van Sloan

Charles Laughton

Henry Hull

Warner Oland

Tom Stevenson

Glenn Strange

Lou Costello

Fay Helm

Jan-Christopher Horak

Maria Ouspenskaya

William T. Stromberg

John W. Morgan

Patric Knowles

Boris Karloff

Crew

David J. Skal

David J. Skal

Dan Perri