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The Mad Monster

  • 19421942
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 17m
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Anne Nagel, Glenn Strange, and George Zucco in The Mad Monster (1942)
DramaHorrorRomance
A mad scientist changes his simple-minded handyman into a werewolf in order to prove his supposedly crazy scientific theories - and exact revenge.A mad scientist changes his simple-minded handyman into a werewolf in order to prove his supposedly crazy scientific theories - and exact revenge.A mad scientist changes his simple-minded handyman into a werewolf in order to prove his supposedly crazy scientific theories - and exact revenge.
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
66,392
10,030
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    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writer
      • Fred Myton(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Johnny Downs
      • George Zucco
      • Anne Nagel
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writer
      • Fred Myton(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Johnny Downs
      • George Zucco
      • Anne Nagel
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    • 47User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
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    Anne Nagel, Glenn Strange, and George Zucco in The Mad Monster (1942)
    Johnny Downs, Anne Nagel, and Glenn Strange in The Mad Monster (1942)
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    George Zucco in The Mad Monster (1942)
    Glenn Strange in The Mad Monster (1942)
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    George Zucco in The Mad Monster (1942)
    Glenn Strange in The Mad Monster (1942)
    George Zucco in The Mad Monster (1942)

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    Johnny Downs
    Johnny Downs
    • Tom Gregory
    George Zucco
    George Zucco
    • Dr. Lorenzo Cameron
    Anne Nagel
    Anne Nagel
    • Lenora Cameron
    Glenn Strange
    Glenn Strange
    • Petro
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    • Grandmother
    Gordon De Main
    Gordon De Main
    • Professor Fitzgerald
    • (as Gordon DeMain)
    Mae Busch
    Mae Busch
    • Susan
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • Professor Warwick
    Robert Strange
    Robert Strange
    • Professor Blaine
    Henry Hall
    Henry Hall
    • Country Doctor
    Ed Cassidy
    Ed Cassidy
    • Father
    • (as Edward Cassidy)
    Eddie Holden
    • Harper
    John Elliott
    John Elliott
    • Professor Hatfield
    Slim Whitaker
    Slim Whitaker
    • Policeman
    • (as Charles Whitaker)
    Gil Patric
    • Lieutenant Detective
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writer
      • Fred Myton(original screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Was featured on MST3K season 1 episode 3.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Lorenzo Cameron: You realise, of course that this country is at war. That our armed forces are locked in combat with a savage horde that fight with fanatical fury. Well that fanatical fury will avail them of nothing when I place my new serum at the disposal of the war department. Just picture gentlemen: An army of wolf men. Fearless! Raging! Every man a snarling animal! My serum will make it possible to unloose millions of such animal men. Men who are governed by one collective thought: the animal lust to kill, without regard to personal safety. Such an army will be invincible gentlemen!

    • Connections
      Featured in Terror! Theatre: The Mad Monster (1957)

    User reviews47

    Review
    Top review
    I will Hug him and squeeze him and call him George
    I grew up with this amusing piece of silliness back in the early sixties when it used to show up as regular as the full moon on the local horror host show JEEPERS CREEPERS so I'm inclined to give it a bit of slack. The first half of it moves briskly and is helped considerably by George Zucco's mad Dr. "I'm as nutty as squirrel droppings" act. Glen Strange does a carbon copy performance of Lon Chaney Jr.'s of Mice and Men character Lenny but it's more fun to see him as the abominable snowman parody from the Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck cartoon " What's the matter George?, You don't look so good." Once we've establish the hare brained plot and the first murder is discharged then Mad Monster becomes typical make-out fodder from the forties meaning that you look up only when you suspect a good part is coming. In my case I was sadly alone when I rewatched this film so I came out of the kitchen instead to see a couple of rantings from zucco then back to my lasagna. For horror completists it's not the worst of the lot,certainly better then most of Monogram's rock bottom efforts,but if you don't expect too much you might find it acceptable.
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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Mad Monsters
    • Filming locations
      • Chadwick Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sigmund Neufeld Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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