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

1999 · 0h 33m · Documentary · United States of America

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).

Written & directed by
David J. Skal
Starring
Rick Baker, John Landis, Curt Siodmak, Lon Chaney Jr.
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