About Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
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).
Full Cast of Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Rick Baker
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Richard A. Baker (born December 8, 1950) is a retired American special make-up effects creator and actor, mostly know...
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John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for hi...
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Claude Rains
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Evelyn Ankers
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Bela Lugosi
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Edward Van Sloan
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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
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Jan-Christopher Horak
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Maria Ouspenskaya
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William T. Stromberg
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John W. Morgan
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Patric Knowles
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Boris Karloff
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Elena Verdugo
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Michael Mark
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Onslow Stevens
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John Carradine
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Bud Abbott
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Martha O'Driscoll
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Jane Adams
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Jane Adams is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of I Hate Hamlet in 1991, a...
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Crew of Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
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