Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 · 33m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
David J. Skal
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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Overview
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).
Director and cast
- David J. Skal Director
- Rick Baker as Himself
- John Landis as Himself
- Curt Siodmak as Himself
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Self (archive footage)
- Claude Rains as Self (archive footage)
- Evelyn Ankers as Self (archive footage)
- Bela Lugosi as Self (archive footage)
- Edward Van Sloan Cast
- Charles Laughton Cast
- Henry Hull Cast
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