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Creighton Tull Chaney (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film The Wolf Man (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) in Son of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), the Mummy in three pictures, and various other roles in many ...
The Ghost of Frankenstein is a 1942 American horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton [2] and starring Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi.It is the fourth film in the Frankenstein series by Universal Pictures, and the follow-up to Son of Frankenstein (1939).
House of Frankenstein is a 1944 American horror film starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr. and John Carradine. It was directed by Erle C. Kenton and produced by Universal Pictures . Based on Curt Siodmak 's story "The Devil's Brood", the film is about Dr. Gustav Niemann, who escapes from prison and promises to create a new body for his ...
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot (the Wolf Man) and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. The script, written by Curt Siodmak, follows The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) and The Wolf Man (1941), though with a number of retcons.
Frankenstein. Halloween Monsters (Getty Images) ... Portraying the tortured monster, actor Lon Chaney Jr. set the bar for all werewolves and werewolf movies that followed the 1941 film.
Dracula vs. Frankenstein, released in the UK as Blood of Frankenstein, is a 1971 American science fiction horror film directed and co-produced by Al Adamson.The film stars J. Carrol Naish as Dr. Durea, a descendant of Dr. Frankenstein who is working on a blood serum with his assistant Groton (Lon Chaney Jr.).
The next day, producer George Waggner was instructed to order the same type of makeup Karloff wore for the new actor, with instructions that changing the appearance may "kill the interest of Frankenstein follower". [25] Lon Chaney Jr. was chosen to play the monster. [25] The Ghost of Frankenstein was released on March 13, 1942. [25]
Re-release lobby card for Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man with Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney Jr. This film makes significant changes to the nature of Larry Talbot's werewolf curse. He now changes into Wolf Man form only during a full moon, rather than every night during the werewolf season as in the original film. He also now remembers all of his ...