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

Top 10 Billed 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)

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    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

    1999-01-01

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    English

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