Sep 09, 2012 hello guest, this is a official trailer of. The encyclopedia of monsters is an authoritative guide to every kind of monster, ranging from the abominable snowman to werewolves. Amongst the oscarnominated special effects, this film is notable for chaneys attempt to craft his own makeup in respectful imitation of his father. To make him look like a liar or a nut or both, universal picked and released two other horror oldies instead.
Frankensteins monster frankenstein originated in a book by mary shelley, frankenstein. Manmade monster is a 1941 american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film from universal pictures, produced by jack bernhard, directed by george waggner, that stars lon chaney, jr. To make him look like a liar or a nut or both, universal. As for atwill, man made monster was his only release in 1941, a trying year in which he lost his son to the war, and then lost his reputation after one of his parties developed into a wellpublicized sex scandal that led to his being indicted for perjury the following year. Man made monster is a good film, but far from a great one. Following a tragic accident involving a bus hitting a highvoltage power line, a renowned scientist chooses to study the lone survivor, who appears to be immune to electricity, in an effort to find a way to vaccinate people and prevent accidental electrocutions. Man made monster is a 1941 american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film from universal pictures, produced by jack bernhard, directed by george waggner, that stars lon chaney, jr. Having scored an acting triumph just twelve months earlier in of mice and men, the chaney name had become a bankable one for a studio hoping to replace the. Overview of man made monster, 1941, directed by george waggner, with lionel atwill, lon chaney jr. Man made monster 1941 the boom in american horror films that lasted for five glorious years after the release and monstrous box office of tod brownings dracula and james whales frankenstein in 1931 went bust with the sale of universal studios in 1936 and a blossoming reaction against gruesome subject matter in films from civic organizations and church groups. Watch man made monster 1941 online for free stream man made monster 1941 online on stagevu, veehd watch man made monster movie, download manmademonster.
Man made monster electric man, atomic man, atomic monster 1941. Manmade monster is a 1941 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film from universal pictures, produced by jack bernhard, directed by george waggner, that stars lon chaney, jr. There are several movies and works of literature based on shelleys character of frankenstein. Man made monster 1941 0328 1941 us horror, science fiction 59m user score. The black cat trailer starring karloff and lugosi duration. Jan 16, 2018 man made monster is a 1941 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film from universal pictures, produced by jack bernhard, directed by george waggner, that stars lon chaney, jr. Different versions of the monster have been shown since. Now on cartoons and cereal boxes, the images first appeared in 1910 in a silent movie. The depraved mad scientist lionel atwill working with electro biology pins gorgeous red headed anne nagel playing june lawrence, to his operating slab in man made monster 1941. Man made monster 1941 best regards horrorfilm archivist. Manmade monsters, by mad marv sorry about all the alliteration is a collection of thematically linked stories about monsters.
Frankenstein and other stories of manmade monsters by eric. Given the part of a lovable lug misused by one of the screens maddest mad scientists, chaney establishes the perfect acting style for his. Dec 16, 2002 man made monster is a good film, but far from a great one. The book includes creatures of lakes and rivers, of sea, the land and the air. The goal of a thematic collection of stories is to explore a certain subject from a number of different angles, and its a goal that man made monsters very nearly achieves. Man made monster 1941 marks the first universal horror staring role for creighton chaney a. Man made monster is a 1941 film about a scientist who makes a man into an electricallycontrolled monster. Man made monster 1941 music by hans j salter duration. Man made monster was rereleased under various titles including electric man and the mysterious dr.
The author tells about the movies made from the story. In 1953 it was again released by realart pictures under the title the atomic monster. Dynamo dan mccormick, a sideshow worker, is the only survivor when the bus he was in careened off the road and into an electical tower. Discuss the body snatchers and how experiments were conducted. Dan sure doesnt seem very upset that the all others died in the crash lon did one million b. While atwill is at his devious best in the film ultimately released as man made monster, the title change alone is indicative of universals pleasure with secondbilled chaney jr, who played the titular monster created. There is a description of each creatures curious physical characteristics, its habits and probable location.
A lesser unihorror compared with the more familiar mad, undead, and hairy heavyweights, man made monster is surprisingly effective and well made. As a special bonus fred olen ray includes the black raven 1943, an enjoyable little programmer in the old dark house genre with a spooky inn as the centerpiece for murder. Man made monster 1941 introduces lon chaney jr to universal. Unproduced at that time, the story was adapted for this 1941 release by george waggner, who also directed man made monster.
The author tells about the movies made from the story and how modern science has benefited from the story. Oct 05, 2016 unproduced at that time, the story was adapted for this 1941 release by george waggner, who also directed man made monster. Boobs drums et nick sputnick guitarvocals comme le laisse apercevoir le patronyme et le visuel du groupe, ce trio est fascine par les films et les b. In the same year that he took on the role of the hapless larry talbot in the wolf man 1941, lon chaney jr. Man made monster 1941 scary horror movies horrorrated. Mad scientist turns a man into an electricallycontrolled monster to do his bidding. A second indictment and subsequent confession to owning and exhibiting. Before the moon i am, what a woman is, a woman of power, a womans power, deeper than the roots of trees, deeper than the roots of islands, older than the making, older than the moon. Jan 30, 2017 man made monster 1941 lon chaney jr was cast again by hal roach in the prehistoric dinosaur actioner one million years bc 1940 as akhoba, the rock tribes caveman father to victor mature. Manmade monster 1941 a mad scientist lionel atwill makes an electric man lon chaney jr. Synthesizing connections visualizing as i read this short story my thinking changed when they started talking about how the monster became famous and when i first started reading thought that it would just be a tall tale about a monster that lived long ago.
Man made monster 1941 03281941 us horror, science fiction 59m user score. The mad monster print we have here has no real clarity and suffers occasional scratching common with films from poverty row where camera negatives are nowhere to be found. A mad scientist turns a man into an electricallycontrolled monster to do his bidding. Manmade monster 1941 cast and crew a mad scientist lionel atwill makes an electric man lon chaney jr. Download we begin 2019 with the first new show in our universal horrors of the 1940s series. Mad ghoul was once tentatively slated for laserdisc release, on a doublebill with man made monster, but some fan found out waaaaay in advance and ran to the internet and announced it. Man made monster man made monster mighty bob gazoline vocalsbass, johnny b. The film was rereleased in the late 1940s under the timely cognomen the atomic monster. The goal of a thematic collection of stories is to explore a certain subject from a number of different angles, and its a goal that manmade monsters very nearly achieves. Man made monster was released in 1941 and was directed by george waggner. How was shelleys original monster different from the movie monster. Man made monsters, by mad marv sorry about all the alliteration is a collection of thematically linked stories about monsters. Manmade monster was rereleased under various titles including electric man and the mysterious dr. Later it was rereleased under several different titles including electric man in the uk and the mysterious dr.