Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (movie)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (movie)

  • User score: 6.9
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: David J. Skal
  • Genre: Documentary, Horror
  • Release date: 1/1/1999
  • Run time: 33 min.

Movie description

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).

Actors

Rick Baker

Rick Baker

Role(s): Self

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John Landis

John Landis

Role(s): Host / Self

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Curt Siodmak

Curt Siodmak

Role(s): Self

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Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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