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

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

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: 1999-01-01
Runtime: 33 min
Rating: 6.9 / 10
Cast
Rick Baker
Rick Baker
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John Landis
John Landis
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Curt Siodmak
Curt Siodmak
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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
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Tom Stevenson
Self (archive footage)
Glenn Strange
Glenn Strange
Self (archive footage)
Lou Costello
Lou Costello
Self (archive footage)
Fay Helm
Fay Helm
Self (archive footage)
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Jan-Christopher Horak
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Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya
Self (archive footage)
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William T. Stromberg
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