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

    33'

    1999-01-01

    7.2

    Documentary

    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).

    WritingDavid J. SkalDirectingDavid J. Skal

    Cast

    1

    Self

    Rick Baker

    3

    Host / Self

    John Landis

    1

    Self

    Curt Siodmak

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Lon Chaney Jr.

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    Claude Rains

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Evelyn Ankers

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    Bela Lugosi

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Edward Van Sloan

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    Charles Laughton

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Henry Hull

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Warner Oland

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Tom Stevenson

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Glenn Strange

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Lou Costello

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Fay Helm

    1

    Self

    Jan-Christopher Horak

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Maria Ouspenskaya

    1

    Self

    William T. Stromberg

    1

    Self

    John W. Morgan

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Patric Knowles

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    Boris Karloff

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Elena Verdugo

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Michael Mark

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Onslow Stevens

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    John Carradine

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Bud Abbott

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Martha O'Driscoll

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    Jane Adams

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    Oliver Reed

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Universal Studios Home Video
    • Vote Count: 10
    • Popularity: 0.5864
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

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