Movie
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Released: January 1, 1999 (1999)
Runtime: 33 minutes
Genres: Documentary
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).
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Warner Oland as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 119
- Bela Lugosi as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 116
- Edward Van Sloan as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 116
- Claude Rains as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 109
- Henry Hull as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 108
- Charles Laughton as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 99
- Glenn Strange as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 99
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 92
- Tom Stevenson as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 88
- Evelyn Ankers as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 80
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- Maria Ouspenskaya as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 122
- Michael Mark as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 112
- Boris Karloff as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 111
- Bud Abbott as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 101
- Onslow Stevens as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 96
- Lou Costello as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 92
- John Carradine as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 92
- Fay Helm as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 89
- Patric Knowles as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 87
- Martha O'Driscoll as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 76
- Elena Verdugo as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 73
- Oliver Reed as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 60
- Jan-Christopher Horak as Self
Age at release: 47
- Jane Adams as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 33