Universal Horror (1998)
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
Top billed cast
Kenneth BranaghNarrator
Ray BradburySelf - Interviewee
Nina FochSelf - Interviewee
James KarenSelf - Interviewee
Carla LaemmleSelf - Interviewee
Sara KarloffSelf - Interviewee
Forrest J. AckermanSelf - Interviewee
Gloria StuartSelf - Interviewee
Fay WraySelf - Interviewee
Lupita TovarSelf - Interviewee
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