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Film / 1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Directed by
David J. Skal
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 …
The story
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 BakerSelf
John LandisHost / Self
Curt SiodmakSelf
Lon Chaney Jr.Self (archive footage)
Claude RainsSelf (archive footage)
Evelyn AnkersSelf (archive footage)
Bela LugosiSelf (archive footage)
Edward Van SloanSelf (archive footage)
Charles LaughtonSelf (archive footage)
Henry HullSelf (archive footage)
Warner OlandSelf (archive footage)
Tom StevensonSelf (archive footage)
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Glenn StrangeSelf (archive footage)
Lou CostelloSelf (archive footage)
Fay HelmSelf (archive footage)
Jan-Christopher HorakSelf
Maria OuspenskayaSelf (archive footage)
William T. StrombergSelf
John W. MorganSelf
Patric KnowlesSelf (archive footage)
Boris KarloffSelf (archive footage)
Elena VerdugoSelf (archive footage)
Michael MarkSelf (archive footage)
Onslow StevensSelf (archive footage)
John CarradineSelf (archive footage)
Bud AbbottSelf (archive footage)
Martha O'DriscollSelf (archive footage)
Jane AdamsSelf (archive footage)
Oliver ReedSelf (archive footage)
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