Man Made Monster Wikipedia. Man Made Monster is a 1. Universal Pictures, produced by Jack Bernhard, directed by George Waggner, that stars Lon Chaney, Jr. Lionel Atwill. Man Made Monster was re released under various titles including Electric Man and The Mysterious Dr. R. Realart Pictures re released the film in 1. The Atomic Monster on a double bill with The Flying Saucer 1. The plot resembles The Invisible Ray 1. The Walking Dead 1. Indestructible Man, also featuring Chaney although not directly inspired to Man Made Monster. A tragic accident occurs when a bus hits a high power line. We immediately ran into the obvious issue of whether to make this a list of Movie Dogs or Movies About Dogs. Weve plumped for the latter, just to be a bit more. The incident has claimed the lives of all on board, except for one Dan Mc. Cormick Lon Chaney, Jr., who survives because he is, surprisingly, immune to the deadly electricity. Mc. Cormick does a sideshow exhibit as Dynamo Dan, the Electric Man and is taken in by Dr. John Lawrence Samuel S. Hinds, who wants to study him. Dr. Lawrences colleague, mad scientist Dr. Paul Rigas Lionel Atwill has something else in mind, though. He wants to create an army of electrobiologically driven zombies. He gives Mc. Cormick progressively higher doses of electricity until his mind is ruined and left dependent on the addicting electrical charges. Frankenweenie-attic-set.jpg?resize=490%2C367' alt='Cult Sci Fi Movies Frankenweenie ' title='Cult Sci Fi Movies Frankenweenie ' />Download free full unlimited movies There are millions of movies, videos and TV shows you can download direct to your PC. From Action, Horror, Adventure, Children. Update You can now find our top 25 mustsee movies of 2016 right here. And our list of 2015s mustsee movies here. The top 25 mustsee movies of 2014 are here. Genres Children Family Movies, Movies for ages 5 to 7, Movies for ages 8 to 10, Movies for ages 11 to 12, Disney, Family Features, Family Feature Animation, Family. Frankenweenie Bluray 2012 Starring Charlie Tahan, Winona Ryder and Catherine OHara. Frankenweenie is a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After. This temporarily gives Mc. Cormick the touch of death, making him capable of killing anyone he touches by electrocution. After accidentally killing Lawrence, Rigas insures Mc. Cormicks conviction to see what will happen if he is sent to the electric chair. Mc. Cormick survives, and with a super charge in his glowing body he kills several people, including Rigas, before running out of electricity and dying. Productionedit. Theatrical poster for the renamed and reissued The Atomic Monster. Back in 1. 93. 6, Boris Karloff was originally selected to play the role of Dan Mc. 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ReceptioneditEven though it was only a minor box office success, Man Made Monster proved to be instrumental for Lon Chaneys career, as his performance in the lead role helped him win a contract with Universal. While promoting their new star, Universals publicity department hinted that history was possibly repeating itself, noting that Chaneys first major horror movie role was shot on the same set that was used for his fathers well known production of The Phantom of the Opera. DistributioneditIn the 1. Realart Pictures re released the film, changing the title to The Atomic Monster in order to take advantage of the latest craze in science fiction and atomic age story lines. This new title, according to writer producer Alex Gordon, was taken from a spec script he submitted to Realart which had the same name. He sent his attorney Samuel Z. Arkoff to meet the Realart representative James H. Nicholson to discuss the matter. The meeting netted Gordon a quick 1,0. Gordon, Arkoff, and Nicholson to form their own film company that eventually became American International Pictures. ReferenceseditTom Weaver 2. Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes The Mutant Melding of Two Volumes of Classic Interviews. Mc. Farland. p.  2. ISBN 9. 78 0 7. Internet Movie DatabaseForrest Ackerman, The Frankenscience Monster Ace Books 1. Mank, Gregory William 2. Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff  the expanded story of a haunting collaboration, with a complete filmography of their films together. Jefferson, N. C. Mc. Farland Co., Publishers. ISBN 9. 78 0. 78. Retrieved 9 November 2. Hantke, ed. by Steffen 2. Apple Hd Movies The Suicide Shop. Horror Film Creating and Marketing Fear Print on demand ed. Jackson Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9. 78 1. 57. Retrieved 9 November 2. Clarens, Carlos 1. An illustrated history of horror and science fiction films New ed. New York Da Capo Press. ISBN 9. 78 0. 30. Retrieved 9 November 2. Mank, Gregory William 2. Hollywood cauldron  thirteen horror films from the genres golden age. Jefferson, N. C. Mc. Farland. p.  xix. ISBN 9. Retrieved 9 November 2. Smith, Don G. 2. Lon Chaney, Jr. Horror Film Star, 1. Mc. Farland Company. ISBN 9. 78 0. 78. Retrieved 9 November 2. Jones, edited by Darryl Mc. Carthy, Elizabeth Murphy, Bernice M. It came from the 1. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9. 78. 02. 30. Retrieved 9 November 2. Weaver, Tom 2. 01. Earth vs. the sci fi filmmakers  2. Jefferson Mcfarland. ISBN 9. 78 0. 78. Retrieved 9 November 2. External linksedit.