Man-Made Monster

1941

1h 8m

Sci-Fi

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A mad scientist (Lionel Atwill) makes an electric man (Lon Chaney Jr.) who glows and must wear a rubber suit.

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CodyZamboni

Lon Chaney gives an empathetic perfromance, and the film features nice old school electrical fx, but it's not enough to save this movie. The slow pacing at the beginning, and too many unecessary dog scenes, torpedo any build up of suspense. Film does get better in last half hour, but too little , too late.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/05/23

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Steve D

Pure cheese, no logic.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/23

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martin a

A wonderful vintage horror that sees a man who survived electrocution, who is then recruited and experimented on by a mad scientist who wants to create a super species of humans by experimenting on people using electricity. The problem it all goes horribly wrong. The electric chair scene is great vintage horror, A great horror.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Man Made MonsterÂ is the picture that launched Chaney Jr. as a horror starâ??and the film that served as the template for the assembly-line horrors that marked Universalâ??s 1940s releases.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Chaney and Atwill are excellent, the plot (basically a derivation of the Frankenstein mythos) is fun, and it moves at a quick pace, cramming in all kinds of sordid and pseudoscience-y elements into a 68 minute package. Not one of Universal's more well-known genre entries, but it gets the job done.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyable Monster Flick!!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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George Waggner

Director

Lon Chaney Jr.

Dan McCormick

Lionel Atwill

Dr. Paul Rigas

Anne Nagel

June Lawrence

Frank Albertson

Mark Adams

Samuel S. Hinds

Dr. John Lawrence

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Chaney brings pathos to his role, supported by fine makeup and visual effects.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 22, 2019

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David Hogan

hoganreviews.co.uk

It was fun but far to generic to warrant a re-watch, and due to this, it gets a three, but I'd recommend you give it a watch if you have an hour and nothing else to do...

Rated: 3/5

Feb 7, 2019

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Every aspect of Man Made Monster is perfect for what it sets out to be.

Rated: 4/5

May 24, 2006

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Synopsis

A mad scientist (Lionel Atwill) makes an electric man (Lon Chaney Jr.) who glows and must wear a rubber suit.

Director: George Waggner
Screenwriter: George Waggner
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Oct 20, 2009
Runtime: 1h 8m