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Monsters We’ve Known and Loved (1964): Cast

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Monsters We’ve Known and Loved is a 1964 documentary directed by Jack Haley Jr., starring Joseph Cotten, Boris Karloff and Vincent Price. It runs 25 minutes.

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Monsters We’ve Known and Loved (1964) movie poster
Runtime
25 min
Director
Jack Haley Jr.
Genre
Documentary
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Monsters We’ve Known and Loved About?

The premise of Monsters We’ve Known and Loved without spoilers.

The documentary surveys iconic monsters, mad scientists and other creatures that defined early horror cinema, tracing their origins and cultural impact. It originally aired as an episode of NBC’s series “Hollywood and the Stars,” hosted by Joseph Cotten.

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Cast & crew

Monsters We’ve Known and Loved Cast & Characters

Joseph Cotten leads the cast, with Boris Karloff as The Monster in Frankenstein's segment (archive footage) and Vincent Price as Waldo Trumbull (archive footage). Directed by Jack Haley Jr.; 8 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Monsters We’ve Known and Loved

· 4 more
  • Bela Lugosi Count Dracula (archive footage)
  • Lil Dagover Jane Olsen (clip from Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)) (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Laura La Plante Annabelle West (clip from The Cat and the Canary (1927)) (archive footage)
  • Mary Philbin Christine Daae (clip from The Phantom of the Opera (1925)) (archive footage)
From the director

More from Jack Haley Jr.

More films directed by Jack Haley Jr., best-rated first: That's Entertainment!, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic, That’s Dancing! and The Lion Roars Again.

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Monsters We’ve Known and Loved FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Monsters We’ve Known and Loved, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Monsters We’ve Known and Loved?

Monsters We’ve Known and Loved runs 25 minutes.

Who directed Monsters We’ve Known and Loved?

Monsters We’ve Known and Loved was directed by Jack Haley Jr.

More films by Jack Haley Jr.

Who is in the cast of Monsters We’ve Known and Loved?

Monsters We’ve Known and Loved stars Joseph Cotten, Boris Karloff as The Monster in Frankenstein's segment (archive footage) and Vincent Price as Waldo Trumbull (archive footage), among 8 credited actors.

Does Monsters We’ve Known and Loved have a post-credit scene?

No. Monsters We’ve Known and Loved has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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