Man-Made Monster (1941)

If you're the kind of horror buff who likes the kind with graphic violence, then Man Made Monster is not for you. It brought Lon Chaney Jr.-namesake son of his famous father-to the Universal horror fold where his dad had previously made his most successful films. He plays Dan, a man who survives a bus accident that got tangled in electrical wires. I'll stop there and just say this was quite an atmospheric good time with Lionel Atwill as Dr. Rigas-a mad scientist (Is there any other kind in these movies?), leading lady Anne Nagel, and-since I like to cite when players from my favorite movie, It's a Wonderful Life, are in other films-Frank Albertson as Anne's reporter boyfriend with Samuel S. Hinds as Anne's scientist uncle. Also, a dog named Corky! I'll just now say if you like these classic Golden Age thrillers, Man Made Monster should be right up your alley!

Man Made Monster (1941) its a decently made cheap B-movie from Universal studios, it stars Lon Chaney Jr before being famous for starring in The Wolf Man.Its not the best of the universal horror films, not even the best one from the 40's but I think its pretty serviceable. I would say that its a pretty good underrated gem but perhaps its too flawed and absurd to be considered as one of the best of its kind, however, the film its genuinely entertaining and enjoyable beyond it just being a fun campy sci-fi film. I would recommend it for any horror fan who is interested, it has good performances (especially by Lon Chaney Jr) and some fun to watch special effects that I believe were good for the time.

"Man Made Monster" is a polished "B" movie that was a good film for the studio's new star, Lon Chaney Jnr. He shares leading man status with Lionel Atwill.This has a routine plot but is still very watchable.Lionel Atwill usually had a bit of a leering look in his eye, especially when he played mad scientists. The production values are OK.

Silly horror film with a mad scientist (played by Lionel Atwill) charging a nice guy (Lon Chaney Jr.) with volts of electricity over a long period of time. Eventually Chaney becomes addicted to it and begins to go mad.The characters are clichés, the plot is ridiculous but this moves quickly and (for a low budget picture) is pretty well made. The special effects that make Chaney glow at the end are obvious but kind of fun in a strange way. Atwill chews the scenery (and is clearly enjoying himself) and Chaney is very good in his role. In the last half he (for some reason) can't talk so he has to show all his emotions through body language and facial expressions and he pulls it off. This isn't really a good movie but I remember enjoying it on late night TV when I was kid and I have fond childhood memories of it. I give it a 6.