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

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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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Creators

David J. Skal

director

David J. Skal

writer

Cast

Rick Baker actor John Landis actor

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Curt Siodmak actor Lon Chaney Jr. actor

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Claude Rains actor Evelyn Ankers actor Bela Lugosi actor Edward Van Sloan actor

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Charles Laughton actor

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Henry Hull actor Warner Oland actor

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Tom Stevenson actor

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Glenn Strange actor Lou Costello actor

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Fay Helm actor

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Jan-Christopher Horak actor

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Maria Ouspenskaya actor

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William T. Stromberg actor

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John W. Morgan actor Patric Knowles actor