4 Movies Starring Lon Chaney Jr.

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1940-01-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (4037 Reviews)

Director:

Lewis Milestone

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

John Steinbeck (by)

Eugene Solow (screen play)

Fullplot:

George Milton and Lennie Small are migrant workers in the 1930s Depression. Lennie is mentally disabled and George looks after him. While working as hands on a Western ranch, they dream of owning their own ranch and the opportunity may be available. Their current ranch is owned by a sadistic man who has a flirtatious wife.

The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1941-12-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

70 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (14875 Reviews)

Director:

George Waggner

Genres:

DramaHorror

Cast:

Writer:

Curt Siodmak (original screenplay)

Fullplot:

Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl Jenny Williams, who is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. Larry kills the werewolf but is bitten during the fight. Bela's mother tells him that this will cause him to become a werewolf at each full moon. Larry confesses his plight to his unbelieving father, Sir John, who then joins the villagers in a hunt for the wolf. Transformed by the full moon, Larry heads for the forest and a fateful meeting with both Sir John and Gwen Conliffe.

House of Dracula

House of Dracula

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1945-12-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

67 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (2957 Reviews)

Director:

Erle C. Kenton

Cast:

Writer:

Edward T. Lowe Jr. (original screenplay)

Fullplot:

Dracula arrives at Dr. Edelman's office asking for a cure to his vampirism. However, this is a ruse by Dracula to get near Dr. Edelman's beautiful female assistant and turn her into a vampire. Meanwhile, a sincere Lawrence Talbot, AKA the Wolfman, arrives seeking a cure for his lycanthropy. When Dr. Edelman's first attempt fails, Talbot tries to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, but instead finds a network of underground caves where Frankensteins Monster is in stasis. Chaos ensues as the three monsters fight for dominance of each other.

Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-06-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (10071 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Barton

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Lees (original screenplay)

Frederic I. Rinaldo (original screenplay)

John Grant (original screenplay)

Fullplot:

The world of freight handlers Wilbur Grey and Chick Young is turned upside down when the remains of Frankenstein's monster and Dracula arrive from Europe to be used in a house of horrors. Dracula awakens and escapes with the weakened monster, who he plans to re-energize with a new brain. Larry Talbot (the Wolfman) arrives from London in an attempt to thwart Dracula. Dracula's reluctant aide is the beautiful Dr. Sandra Mornay. Her reluctance is dispatched by Dracula's bite. Dracula and Sandra abduct Wilbur for his brain and recharge the monster in preparation for the operation. Chick and Talbot attempt to find and free Wilbur, but when the full moon rises all hell breaks loose with the Wolfman, Dracula, and Frankenstein all running rampant.

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