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The Monster Maker

  • 1944
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  • 1h 2m
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Tala Birell, Ralph Morgan, and J. Carrol Naish in The Monster Maker (1944)
HorrorSci-Fi

A mad scientist injects his enemies with an acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed.A mad scientist injects his enemies with an acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed.A mad scientist injects his enemies with an acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed.

  • Director
    • Sam Newfield
  • Writers
    • Larry Williams
    • Pierre Gendron
    • Martin Mooney
  • Stars
    • J. Carrol Naish
    • Ralph Morgan
    • Tala Birell
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    4.8/10
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    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writers
      • Larry Williams
      • Pierre Gendron
      • Martin Mooney
    • Stars
      • J. Carrol Naish
      • Ralph Morgan
      • Tala Birell
    • 46User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Ralph Morgan and J. Carrol Naish in The Monster Maker (1944)
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    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Dr. Igor Markoff
    Ralph Morgan
    Ralph Morgan
    • Anthony Lawrence
    Tala Birell
    Tala Birell
    • Maxine
    Wanda McKay
    Wanda McKay
    • Patricia Lawrence
    Terry Frost
    Terry Frost
    • Bob Blake
    Glenn Strange
    Glenn Strange
    • Giant
    Alexander Pollard
    Alexander Pollard
    • Butler
    Sam Flint
    Sam Flint
    • Dr. Adams
    Ace the Wonder Dog
    Ace the Wonder Dog
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    Ray Corrigan
    Ray Corrigan
    • Gorilla
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writers
      • Larry Williams
      • Pierre Gendron
      • Martin Mooney
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    • Trivia
      In this film J. Carrol Naish's character Dr. Igor Markoff is compared to Dr. Frankenstein. Mr. Naish would later play Dr. Frankenstein in his very last film role, Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971).
    • Goofs
      The same wall barometer and elephant statuette seen in Dr. Markov's office are also visible in the office of Dr. Adams.
    • Connections
      Edited into Muchachada nui: Episode #1.9 (2007)

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    Not As Hokey As The Title Suggests
    Considering the pedigree and title, the flick's not all that bad. In fact, it's well-mounted for it's type. There's good attention to set detail though lighting doesn't emphasize the dark mood. Seems poor Dr. Markoff is trying to find a cure for acromegaly which causes head and hand deformities that killed his beloved wife. Trouble is he needs a patient to research on. So he infects concert pianist Lawrence with the disease so he can both experiment with him and get next to the pianist's attractive daughter Patricia who strongly resembles his dead wife. Needless to say, complications ensue.

    Except for the hokey gorilla sequences, the storyline manages to be fairly plausible for its kind. After all, Markoff is driven by understandable desires even though he victimizes Lawrence in the process. Naish is quite good as Markoff, along with Birell as his unrequited but loyal nurse Maxine. Together, they, rather than the good guys, establish the story's emotional center. Anyway, it's a better-than-average horror programmer from lowly PRC.
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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Devil's Apprentice
    • Production company
      • Sigmund Neufeld Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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