| Man Made Monster | |
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 Poster for the film under its Re-Release title |
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| Directed by | George Waggner |
| Produced by | Jack Bernhard |
| Written by | Harry Essex, Len Golos, Sid Schwartz, George Waggner |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Jr. Lionel Atwill |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Editing by | Arthur Hilton |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  March 28, 1941 1953 (rerelease) November 14, 1941 |
| Running time | 59 min |
| Language | English |
Man-Made Monster (1941) is a science fiction horror film released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Lon Chaney Jr. in his horror debut. Chaney reprised this role in the remake The Indestructible Man (1956). Man-Made Monster was re-released under various titles including Electric Man and The Mysterious Dr. R. In 1953, it was re-released by Realart Pictures under the title The Atomic Monster on a double bill with The Flying Saucer (1950).
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A tragic accident when a bus hit a high power line has claimed the lives of all of the passengers on board, except for gentle Dan McCormick (Lon Chaney Jr.), who survived the accident because he was virtually immune to electricity. McCormick, who does a sideshow exhibit as Dynamo Dan, the Electric Man is taken in by good Dr. John Lawrence (Samuel S. Hinds), who wants to study him. However his colleague, Mad scientist Dr. Paul Rigas (Lionel Atwill) wants to create an army of electrobiologically-driven zombies. He gives McCormick progressively higher doses of electricity until his mind is ruined and he is addicted to the charge. This temporarily gives McCormick the touch of death; he could kill anyone he touched by electrocution. After accidentally killing Lawrence, Rigas insures his conviction to see what will happen if he is sent to the electric chair. He survives and, with a super charge in his body he kills several people, including Rigas, before running out of electricity and dying.[1]
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