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

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

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).

Release Date: January 01, 1999

Status: Released

Genres:

Documentary

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Cast

Rick Baker

Rick Baker

Self

John Landis

John Landis

Host / Self

Curt Siodmak

Curt Siodmak

Self

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Self (archive footage)

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Self (archive footage)

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Self (archive footage)

Edward Van Sloan

Edward Van Sloan

Self (archive footage)

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Self (archive footage)

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Self (archive footage)

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Self (archive footage)

Tom Stevenson

Self (archive footage)