Tag: Lon Chaney Jr.
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The Wolf Man (1941)
Written by Curt Siodmak Directed by George Waggner Starring Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya, Evelyn Ankers Released Dec. 12, 1941 RT 70 min. Home Video Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Until I recently re-watched The Wolf Man (1941), I would have told you it was the best…
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One Million B.C. (1940)
Written by Mickell Novack & George Baker & Joseph Frickert Directed by Hal Roach Jr., Hal Roach Starring Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney Jr. Released April 5, 1940 RT 80 min. Home Video VCI Entertainment (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) For a movie that not only depicts human beings living at the same time…
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The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)
Written by Griffin Jay & Henry Sucher & Brenda Weisburg Directed by Reginald Le Borg Starring Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Ramsay Ames, Barton MacLane, George Zucco, Robert Lowery US Release Dec.31, 1944 RT 61 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Although they’re not great, the movies…
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The Mummy’s Curse (1944)
Written by Bernard Schubert Directed by Leslie Goodwins Starring Lon Chaney Jr., Peter Coe, Virginia Christine US Release Dec 22, 1944 RT 60 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) The Mummy’s Curse (1944) strays ever so slightly from the recipe established in the previous four Universal Monsters…
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Son of Dracula (1943)
Written by Eric Taylor Directed by Robert Siodmak Starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, Frank Craven US Release Nov. 5, 1943 RT 80 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) If there’s anything worse than Lon Chaney Jr. as Frankenstein’s monster, it’s Lon Chaney Jr. as Dracula. With…
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House of Dracula (1945)
Written by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. Directed by Erle C. Kenton Starring Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Lionel Atwill, Jane Adams, Glenn Strange US Release Dec. 7, 1945 RT 67 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. They should have quit while they…
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House of Frankenstein (1944)
Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. Directed by Erle C. Kenton Starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine, Lionel Atwill US Release Dec. 1, 1944 RT 71 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. House of Frankenstein (1944) is another…
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Written by Curt Siodmak Directed by Roy William Neill Starring Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Ilona Massey, Lionel Atwill, Maria Ouspenskaya US Release Mar. 5, 1943 RT 74 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. Although it features a big name co-star, Frankenstein Meets…
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The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Written by Scott Darling Directed by Erle C. Kenton Starring Lon Chaney Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers US Release March 13, 1942 RT 67 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. I’ve been waiting for it. Watching all the Universal Monsters…
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The Wolf Man (1941)
Written by Curt Siodmak Directed by George Waggner Starring Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya, Evelyn Ankers US Release Dec. 12, 1941 RT 70 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. Until I recently re-watched The Wolf Man…
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