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  • Man Made Monster
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  • Man Made Monster is an American horror film directed by George Waggner and released on March 28th, 1941 by Universal Pictures. It is known for being the first genre film of actor Lon Chaney, Jr.. It is also the first genre film of director George Waggner. Waggner and Chaney would work on another film that same year, but one that left a more memorable mark on horror film history, The Wolf Man. Originally, Frankenstein star Boris Karloff was slated to play the lead role of Doctor Rigas, but the part ended up going to Lionel Atwill who would go on to star in several films with both Karloff and Chaney. The plot centers around mad scientist Paul Rigas (Atwill) who wants to create a race of electro-biologically charged zombies.
  • Man-Made Monster (1941) is a science fiction horror film released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. in his horror debut. Man-Made Monster was re-released under various titles including Electric Man and The Mysterious Dr. R. In 1953, it was re-released by Realart Pictures under the title The Atomic Monster on a double bill with The Flying Saucer (1950).
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Tagline
  • The most amazing monster the world has ever known
Starring
Editing
  • Arthur Hilton
Runtime
  • 3540.0
Producer
  • Jack Bernhard
Name
  • Man Made Monster
Caption
  • Theatrical poster
Language
  • English
Cinematography
  • Elwood Bredell
Music
  • Hans J. Salter
amg id
  • 101274
IMDB ID
  • tt0033879
Distributor
Released
  • 1941-03-28
Writer
  • Harry Essex, Len Golos, Sid Schwartz, George Waggner
  • George Waggner,
  • Harry Essex,
  • Sid Schwartz
Director
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  • Man Made Monster is an American horror film directed by George Waggner and released on March 28th, 1941 by Universal Pictures. It is known for being the first genre film of actor Lon Chaney, Jr.. It is also the first genre film of director George Waggner. Waggner and Chaney would work on another film that same year, but one that left a more memorable mark on horror film history, The Wolf Man. Originally, Frankenstein star Boris Karloff was slated to play the lead role of Doctor Rigas, but the part ended up going to Lionel Atwill who would go on to star in several films with both Karloff and Chaney. The plot centers around mad scientist Paul Rigas (Atwill) who wants to create a race of electro-biologically charged zombies.
  • Man-Made Monster (1941) is a science fiction horror film released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. in his horror debut. Man-Made Monster was re-released under various titles including Electric Man and The Mysterious Dr. R. In 1953, it was re-released by Realart Pictures under the title The Atomic Monster on a double bill with The Flying Saucer (1950).
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