Universal Horror
Universal Horror

Universal Horror

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1998
1h 35m
7.1(19 votes)
Documentary
TV Movie

Overview

A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Production Companies

Universal Television
Photoplay Productions
Turner Classic Movies

Cast & Crew

29 members
Acting

Kenneth Branagh

Narrator

Kenneth Branagh
Writing

Ray Bradbury

Self - Interviewee

Ray Bradbury
Acting

Nina Foch

Self - Interviewee

Nina Foch
Acting

James Karen

Self - Interviewee

James Karen
Acting

Carla Laemmle

Self - Interviewee

Carla Laemmle
Acting

Sara Karloff

Self - Interviewee

Sara Karloff
Acting

Forrest J. Ackerman

Self - Interviewee

Forrest J. Ackerman
Acting

Gloria Stuart

Self - Interviewee

Gloria Stuart
Acting

Fay Wray

Self - Interviewee

Fay Wray
Acting

Lupita Tovar

Self - Interviewee

Lupita Tovar
Directing

Curtis Harrington

Self - Interviewee

Curtis Harrington
Acting

Turhan Bey

Self - Interviewee

Turhan Bey
Acting

Rose Hobart

Self - Interviewee

Rose Hobart
Writing

Curt Siodmak

Self - Interviewee

Curt Siodmak
Acting

George E. Turner

Self - Interviewee

No Image
Writing

Gavin Lambert

Self - Interviewee

No Image
Acting

Colin Clive

(archive footage)

Colin Clive
Acting

Lon Chaney Jr.

(archive footage)

Lon Chaney Jr.
Acting

Boris Karloff

(archive footage)

Boris Karloff
Acting

Ernest Thesiger

(archive footage)

Ernest Thesiger
Acting

Dwight Frye

(archive footage)

Dwight Frye
Acting

Bela Lugosi

(archive footage)

Bela Lugosi
Acting

Elsa Lanchester

(archive footage)

Elsa Lanchester
Acting

Edward Van Sloan

(archive footage)

Edward Van Sloan
Acting

Lon Chaney

(archive footage)

Lon Chaney
Acting

Mary Philbin

(archive footage)

Mary Philbin
Acting

Conrad Veidt

(archive footage)

Conrad Veidt
Acting

Werner Krauß

(archive footage)

Werner Krauß
Acting

Laura La Plante

(archive footage)

Laura La Plante

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