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

6.9

1999•33m

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).

Cast

Photo of Rick Baker

Rick Baker

Self

Photo of John Landis

John Landis

Host / Self

Photo of Curt Siodmak

Curt Siodmak

Self

Photo of Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Fay Helm

Fay Helm

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Elena Verdugo

Elena Verdugo

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens

Self (archive footage)

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