| Rudy Behlmer | ... | Himself, host | |
| David J. Skal | ... | Himself, film historian | |
| Ian McKellen | ... | Himself | |
| Paul M. Jensen | ... | Himself, film historian | |
| Bill Condon | ... | Himself | |
| Jessica Rains | ... | Herself, daughter of Claude Rains | |
| Curtis Harrington | ... | Himself |
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| David J. Skal | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| David J. Skal | ||
Produced by | |||
| David J. Skal | .... | producer | |
Film Editing by | |||
| Keith Clark | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Debbie San Filippo | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Colleen A. Benn | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Marian Mansi | .... | production manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| Mark Gouldy | .... | sound | |
| Mason Malone | .... | sound | |
| David Martin | .... | sound | |
| Mike Rodriguez | .... | post-production sound | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Rusty Colby | .... | motion control operator | |
| Barbara Gottlieb | .... | digital artist | |
| Lucy Taylor | .... | digital artist | |
| Randy Tede | .... | digital artist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David Martin | .... | camera operator | |
| Steve Pattenson | .... | camera operator | |
| Gerald Saldo | .... | camera operator | |
Other crew | |||
| Steven Blewett | .... | representative: Universal Studios (as Steve Blewett) | |
| Ronald V. Borst | .... | archival photographs | |
| Jim Chaparas | .... | representative: Universal Studios | |
| John Edell | .... | representative: Universal Studios | |
| Bette Einbinder | .... | representative: Universal Studios | |
| Julian Hills | .... | representative: Universal Studios | |
| Paul M. Jensen | .... | archival photographs | |
| Jeff Sakson | .... | representative: Universal Studios | |
| Keith A. Silva Sr. | .... | teleprompter operator | |
| David J. Skal | .... | archival photographs | |
Thanks | |||
| Craig Barnes | .... | special thanks | |
| Bill Condon | .... | special thanks | |
| Anthony Davis | .... | special thanks | |
| David Fairgrieve | .... | special thanks | |
| Corey Gray | .... | special thanks | |
| Curtis Harrington | .... | special thanks | |
| Kevin Harting | .... | special thanks | |
| Shannon Hartnett | .... | special thanks | |
| Katy Henthorne | .... | special thanks | |
| Jan-Christopher Horak | .... | special thanks | |
| Alana Ireland | .... | special thanks | |
| Paul M. Jensen | .... | special thanks | |
| Brian Mackewich | .... | special thanks | |
| Susan Mackewich | .... | special thanks | |
| Scott MacQueen | .... | special thanks | |
| Ian McKellen | .... | special thanks | |
| Rick Morris | .... | special thanks | |
| Jack Morrissey | .... | special thanks | |
| Nancy Pearce | .... | special thanks | |
| Anastasia Petros | .... | special thanks | |
| Robert E. Postawko | .... | special thanks | |
| Jessica Rains | .... | special thanks | |
| Jessica Roberts | .... | special thanks | |
| Mireya Santos | .... | special thanks | |
| Pamela Scott | .... | special thanks | |
| Kathy Stark | .... | special thanks | |
| Christine Vasquez | .... | special thanks | |
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As a monster kid from way back, I enjoy much of the attention and adulation that these movies have garnered over the years. But what has always been a pet peeve is that some of the "lesser" films like The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Old Dark House, etc...never get the same kind of pomp as Dracula and Frankenstein. I can understand why, but films like these have had just as much a powerful if not indeed more subtle influence. Well, here David Skaal, making documentaries for the big Universal horror films for DVD release around 2000, does his tribute for James Whale's revolutionary science fiction film - a film that had breakthrough technology at the time, used the Whale style to perfection, and made Claude Rains into a star. It had four sequels - granted only the second one near the quality of this, but all were fun. It had countless imitations as recent as the horrible Hollow Man and its sequel. This documentary chronicles the production of the film fusing anecdotal history with facts. We get interviews with some second-hand observers like Jessica Rains(telling a wonderful story about how her father took her to see this film for the first time as a child, Curtis Harrington(who had met and knew James Whale), and some film historians. There are plentiful scenes too. The documentary runs 35 minutes and though I found their analysis of the first film quite good, the rest of the sequels are lucky enough to get a mention. I would have liked to have seen some more on them as they are the films least known. Skaal does a great job with these documentaries as evidenced by the wonderful ones completed for Dracula, Frankenstein, and even The Mummy, but this one falls a little short on their scale. It definitely left me wanting to see more.