Man-Made Monster
Man-Made Monster

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"Big Dan" McCormick is the sole survivor of a bus crash into hydro lines. 5 others were electrocuted. Intrigued by Dan's apparent immunity to electricity, Dr. John Lawrence, distinguished elector-biologist, asks Dan to visit him at his laboratory, where Lawrence's assistant, Dr. Paul Rigas, is secretly conducting experiments to prove his theory that human life can be motivated and controlled by electricity. Rigas persuades Dan to submit to tests, where Dan absorbs increasingl... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Man-Made Monster:

Lon Chaney Jr.
Lionel Atwill
Anne Nagel
Frank Albertson
Samuel S. Hinds
William B. Davidson

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"Big Dan" McCormick is the sole survivor of a bus crash into hydro lines. 5 others were electrocuted. Intrigued by Dan's apparent immunity to electricity, Dr. John Lawrence, distinguished elector-biologist, asks Dan to visit him at his laboratory, where Lawrence's assistant, Dr. Paul Rigas, is secretly conducting experiments to prove his theory that human life can be motivated and controlled by electricity. Rigas persuades Dan to submit to tests, where Dan absorbs increasingly powerful charges until he develops an amazing degree of immunity, and becomes a walking hulk of electricity. Rigas does a final test of pouring a tremendous charge into Dan's body, and Dan becomes superhuman and his body glows. He is also a robot that is controlled by Rigas. When Lawrence tries to stop the experiment, Rigas orders Dan to kill him. Rigas removes the electricity from Dan's body and he becomes a shrunken shell. Despite the efforts of June Meredith, Lawrence's niece, and newspaper reporter Mark Adams to help him, Dan is sentenced to die in the electric chair. But in the death-chamber he absorbs three shocks which returns him to superhuman status. He escapes and goes after Rigas, after putting on a rubber suit to encase his electric energy.

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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 8/10 by Ken HankeEvery aspect of Man Made Monster is perfect for what it sets out to be.
User Review - 8/10 by Scott WLon Chaney, Jr., delivers one of his better career performances as a former sideshow attraction that acquires immunity to electricity in writer & director George Waggnerâ??s compelling but tragic horror movie â??Man-Made Monster.â?? Ill-fated protagonist â??Dynamoâ?? Dan McCormick survives multiple attempts by the state to fry him in the electric chair for the murder of one of Americaâ??s foremost scientists. Subsequently, McCormick escapes from the death chamber and sets out to find the devious dastard who turned him into a homocidal maniac. This atmospheric Universal Picturesâ?? release qualifies as an above-average chiller with Lionel Atwill surpassing himself as the mad scientist who conducts unethical experiments on our unsuspecting hero. Waggner himself acquired a reputation as a maestro of horror movies. Indeed, later that year in 1941, Waggner collaborated later with Chaney on their most memorable project â??The Wolf Man,â?? another saga about a considerate man whose life is destroyed by tragedy. What sets â??Man-Made Monsterâ?? apart from the typical, run-of-the-mill, B-horror chiller is that Waggner conjures up a sympathetic hero, and Chaney, Jr., makes the guy into a charismatic figure. No, the hero isnâ??t very swift, but he is a cheerful sort who intends nobody harm. Waggner gets a lot of mileage out of the relationship between Chaney, Jr., and a pet dog. "Man-Made Monster" marked the first time that Chaney, Jr., appeared in a horror movie as the monster. On the other hand, the mad scientist that Lionel Atwill plays is so incredibly despicable that you enjoy it when he suffers his comeuppance at Chaney, Jr.â??s hands. At this point, the hero is so charged up that his arms and head glow with electricity. Eventually, he learns to don a rubber suit to conserve his electricity. Samuel S. Hinds is terrific, too, as the well-meaning doctor who persuades Chaney, Jr.â??s character to serve as a guinea pig for their experiences. Of course, the benevolent Dr. Lawrence (Samuel S. Hinds) doesnâ??t want to take advantage of our likeable hero, but mad scientist Dr. Rigas (Lionel Atwill) displays no such qualms. Waggner paces this economical, 59-minute saga so that the suspense gradually builds after Dr. Rigas takes over the experiments with Chaney, Jr.â??sâ?? character. A peripheral romance smolders in the background between a newspaper reporter and Dr. Lawrenceâ??s secretary. Not only did Waggner helm this entertaining horror film, but he also penned the screenplay under a nom de plume. Waggner derived the film from a story H.J. Essex, Sid Schwartz, and Len Golas. Later, Waggner went on to helm the better-than-average â??Horror Islandâ?? with Dick Foran.
User Review - 8/10 by RC MJust before the WOLFMAN Lon Jr. Starred in this,as Dynamo Dan-the Electric Man.Lionel Atwill turns carnival performer into a monster who's touch kills. Was to be called the ELECTRIC MAN,starring Karloff and Lugosi,but was shelved. Fun movie!!! Good Creature Feature type stuff!
User Review - 6/10 by Jason HThe script for thsis early 40s Universal horror had been languishing unused since the mid-30s when its original incarnation as a Karloff-Lugosi vehicle was canned for being too similar to The Invisible Ray. It was dusted down in 1941 and wa sthe first horror role for Lon Chaney Jr who woulod go on to make his name as on eof the horror greats in The Wolf Man. It's a typical mad scientist film (Chaney is the innocent protganist caught up in events beyond his control) and Atwill is the true villain of the piece giving one of his trademark performances. It's a under-rated Universal chiller that moves quickly and is definately worth checking out for fans of the genre. Those brought up on Freddie and Jason probably won't give it house room, those with a little more taste and appreciation of movie history especiallyin the horror genre will love it.
User Review - 6/10 by Allen DYou don't sentence someone to the chair when they've built up an immunity to electricity; you're just asking for trouble
User Review - 6/10 by Russell GPoor Lon Chaney Jr. gets pumped full of electricity until he becomes.. A MONSTER! It's not the greatest monster movie you'll ever see, but it is a bit of good fun.
User Review - 6/10 by Tom HMade in 1941,after surviving a Bus crash and electrocution Dan McCormick (Lon Chaney Jr. in his screen debut) is submitted to electronic treatment by a mad scientist,the experiments make him go on a murderous rampage and he has the power of electricity flowing through him.Not a bad film,not exactly great either, Lon Chaney and Lionel Atwill at least make it watchable.
User Review - 6/10 by Orlok WShort and sweet. This Universal creeper from the early forties is surprisingly powerful, particularly because of a tremendous little performance by Lon Chaney, Jr. In it, he does what he would eventually be most famous for doing in 'The Wolfman' that same year: he portrayed a man fallen to monstrous circumstances rather than just playing the straight creature. In fact, though the film's premise comes from his eventual turning into an electrical monster, most of Chaney's screen time revolves around simple human scenes. The finale is made all the more bitter because of the tender way he looks at the woman he is clearly in love with, June Lawrence (played by Anne Nagel). The story resists giving him that love in favor of a much more tragic plot, one that avoids giving the love triangle too much attention and instead hints at it with subtle asides and gestures. This script is actually quite good for a B movie, and there are some terrific dialogue sequences. I was also taken aback by the film's special effects, which are effective and chilling.
User Review - 6/10 by Brett BChaney 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.
User Review - 6/10 by Michael HMan Made Monster 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.

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