About Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
- Released on January 01, 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).
Full Cast of Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Rick Baker plays Self
John Landis plays Host / Self
Curt Siodmak plays Self
Lon Chaney Jr. plays Self (archive footage)
Claude Rains plays Self (archive footage)
Evelyn Ankers plays Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi plays Self (archive footage)
Edward Van Sloan plays Self (archive footage)
Charles Laughton plays Self (archive footage)
Henry Hull plays Self (archive footage)
Warner Oland plays Self (archive footage)
Tom Stevenson plays Self (archive footage)
Glenn Strange plays Self (archive footage)
Lou Costello plays Self (archive footage)
Fay Helm plays Self (archive footage)
Jan-Christopher Horak plays Self
Maria Ouspenskaya plays Self (archive footage)
William T. Stromberg plays Self
John W. Morgan plays Self
Patric Knowles plays Self (archive footage)
Boris Karloff plays Self (archive footage)
Elena Verdugo plays Self (archive footage)
Michael Mark plays Self (archive footage)
Onslow Stevens plays Self (archive footage)
John Carradine plays Self (archive footage)
Bud Abbott plays Self (archive footage)
Martha O'Driscoll plays Self (archive footage)
Jane Adams plays Self (archive footage)
Oliver Reed plays Self (archive footage)
Crew of Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
- Rick Baker
- John Landis
- Curt Siodmak
- Lon Chaney Jr.
- Claude Rains
- Evelyn Ankers
- Bela Lugosi
- Edward Van Sloan
- Charles Laughton
- Henry Hull
- Warner Oland
- Tom Stevenson
- Glenn Strange
- Lou Costello
- Fay Helm
- Jan-Christopher Horak
- Maria Ouspenskaya
- William T. Stromberg
- John W. Morgan
- Patric Knowles
- Boris Karloff
- Elena Verdugo
- Michael Mark
- Onslow Stevens
- John Carradine
- Bud Abbott
- Martha O'Driscoll
- Jane Adams
- Oliver Reed