Man Made Monster Movie Review

Lon Chaney stars as carnival performer “Dynamo” Dan McCormick, whose act has caused Dan to build up an immunity to electrical charges. Dan falls prey to the mad Dr. Rigas (Lionel Atwill) who seeks to create a race of electro-men who'll do his bidding. Experiments on the hapless Dan turn him into a glowing monster whose very touch can kill. Lackluster script is pepped up by good handling of atmosphere by director George Waggner. Chaney's first role in the horror genre led to Universal's casting him in The Wolf Man and The Ghost of Frankenstein. At first attempting to avoid comparison with his superstar father, Chaney originally appeared using his real name, Creighton. But it seemed inevitable that Universal would cash in on the connection for the revival of their popular horror film series.

1941 61m/B Lon Chaney Jr., Lionel Atwill, Anne Nagel, Frank Albertson, Samuel S. Hinds; D: George Waggner; W: Joseph West. VHS MCA