Man Made Monster
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| Man Made Monster | |
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 Poster for the film under its Re-Release title |
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| Directed by | George Waggner |
| Produced by | Jack Bernhard |
| Written by | Harry Essex, Len Golos, Sid Schwartz, George Waggner |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Jr. Lionel Atwill |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Editing by | Arthur Hilton |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  March 28, 1941 1953 (rerelease) November 14, 1941 |
| Running time | 59 min |
| Language | English |
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Man-Made Monster was a Sci-fi-horror film released by Universal Pictures in 1941 (see 1941 in film). The film stars Lon Chaney Jr. in his horror debut. Chaney reprised this role in the remake The Indestructible Man (1956). The film was released under various titles including Electric Man and The Mysterious Dr. R. On the 1953 re-release of the film, it was released under the title of The Atomic Monster.
[edit] Plot
A tragic bus accident has claimed the lives of all of the passengers on board, except for Dan McCormick (Lon Chaney Jr.), who survived the accident because he was mysteriously immune to electricity. Mad scientist, Dr. Paul Rigas (Lionel Atwill) gives McCormick a higher dose of electricity, which gives McCormick the touch of death. Now he can kill anyone he touches with electrocution. McCormick is sent to the electric chair, but survives. He continues his killing spree until he runs out of electricity and dies.
