Man-Made Monster (1941)

★ 6.1 1h 0m IMDb
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Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

Man-Made Monster

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Cast

Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr. as Dan McCormick Died 1973 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lon Chaney, Jr. (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster movi...
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill as Dr. Paul Rigas Died 1946 · Croydon, London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lionel Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English stage and film actor born in Croydon, London, England. He studied architecture before his stage deb...
Anne Nagel
Anne Nagel as June Lawrence Died 1966 · Malden, Massachusetts, USA Anne Nagel (born Anna Marie Dolan) was an American actress. She played in adventures, mysteries, and comedies for 25 years. She also appeared in television series in the 1950s.
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson as Mark Adams Died 1964 · Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francis Healey Albertson (February 2, 1909 – February 29, 1964) was an American character actor who made his debut in a minor part in Hollywood at age thirteen....
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds as Dr. John Lawrence Died 1948 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Samuel Southey Hinds (April 4, 1875 – October 13, 1948) was an American actor and former lawyer. He was often cast as kindly authoritarian figures and appeared i...
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley Died 1947 · Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a...

Audience Reviews

John Chard 7/10 Mar 05, 2020
Dynamo Dan: The Electric Man.

Man Made Monster is directed by George Waggner and stars Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney Jr & Anne Nagel. It's adapted from an original story titled "The Electric Man" which is co-written by H.J. Essex, Sid Schwartz & Len Golos. It is notable for being the first horror venture for Chaney Jr who would make his signature horror movie "The Wolf Man" the same year. Plot sees Chaney as "Big Dan" McCormick, the sole survivor of an electric train wreck. That all the other passengers were killed by electrocution fascinates the sci-fi boffins, particularly diabolic Dr. Paul Rigas (Atwill), who coerces Dan into a series of tests. The outcome of which will spell disaster as Dan absorbs huge levels of electricity and becomes immune to it. Soon Dan will become the unstoppable Electric Man.

Universal's "Man Made Monster" has no pretence what so ever, it is what it is, a short sharp shock shocker that plugs itself into the mains and lights up the screen for the 1 hour running time. Which in the case of the excellent Chaney Jr is actually the case, as he is transformed into a hulking, walking light bulb head that garners sympathy in the way that Universal's other man made monster did. The photography (Elwood Bredell) is moody and atmospheric, Hans J. Salter's musical score delightfully oozes familiar Universal values, while Waggner and his team, when one considers the short running time, do very good work on the characterisations - with Atwill given full license to be bonkers - real bonkers...

It's all very conventional in the grand scheme of Universal horror. Monster elicits sympathy, a foxy lady in the mix (Nagel), mad scientist, dashing hero type (Frank Albertson) and here we even have the intelligent pet. There's some smarts in the writing as the makers observe capital punishment and note man messing with things he probably shouldn't be. But really just don't go too deep with it and enjoy a solid little chiller that's boosted by John Fulton's first rate special effects. 7/10

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