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

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

Release date : January 1, 1999
Runtime : 33m
Countries of origin :
Original Language : English /
Director : David J. Skal /
Writers : David J. Skal /
Production companies :
January 1, 1999 33m Documentary English More
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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).
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John Landis
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Lon Chaney Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Claude Rains
Self (archive footage)
Evelyn Ankers
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Bela Lugosi
Self (archive footage)
Edward Van Sloan
Self (archive footage)
Charles Laughton
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Henry Hull
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Warner Oland
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Tom Stevenson
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Glenn Strange
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Lou Costello
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Fay Helm
Self (archive footage)
Maria Ouspenskaya
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  • title:Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1999
  • Runtime:33m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin:
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: David J. Skal /
  • Writers: David J. Skal ·
  • Production companies:
  • 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).
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