Rick Baker dissects the fur that launched a thousand howls — in 33 minutes flat.
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).
Practical Effects
Rick Baker geeking out over Chaney's yak hair application.
Production
Rare archival interviews with the actual Siodmak and Chaney.
Editing
Crisp 33 minutes — no filler, all killer transformation talk.
Director
David J. Skal
Rick Baker
Self
John Landis
Host / Self
Curt Siodmak
Self
Lon Chaney Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Claude Rains
Self (archive footage)
Evelyn Ankers
Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi
Self (archive footage)
Edward Van Sloan
Self (archive footage)
Charles Laughton
Self (archive footage)
Henry Hull
Self (archive footage)
Warner Oland
Self (archive footage)
Glenn Strange
Self (archive footage)
Lou Costello
Self (archive footage)
Fay Helm
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chaney hated the transformation scenes so much he once bit a crew member who startled him mid-application.
Siodmak's invented 'even a man who is pure in heart' poem became so iconic that people now think it's ancient folklore.
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