Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)

7.3/10 33 min 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).

Cast

Rick Baker

Self

John Landis

Host / Self

Curt Siodmak

Self

Lon Chaney Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Claude Rains

Self (archive footage)

Evelyn Ankers

Self (archive footage)

Bela Lugosi

Self (archive footage)

Edward Van Sloan

Self (archive footage)

Charles Laughton

Self (archive footage)

Henry Hull

Self (archive footage)

Warner Oland

Self (archive footage)

Glenn Strange

Self (archive footage)

Lou Costello

Self (archive footage)

Fay Helm

Self (archive footage)

Maria Ouspenskaya

Self (archive footage)

Patric Knowles

Self (archive footage)

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