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

January. 01,1999      
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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).

Rick Baker as  Self
John Landis as  Host / Self
Curt Siodmak as  Self
Lon Chaney Jr. as  Self (archive footage)
Claude Rains as  Self (archive footage)
Evelyn Ankers as  Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi as  Self (archive footage)
Edward Van Sloan as  Self (archive footage)
Charles Laughton as  Self (archive footage)
Henry Hull as  Self (archive footage)