a scientist have develop a serum which grotesquely distort the victim hand and head . the scientist decide to use his serum on a concert pianist to extort money from him for the cure as well a take the man daughter for a wife and accord to the dvd sleeve synopsis . j. carrol naish ( a dr. igor markoff ) play the monster maker in the low budget bela lugosi mode . mr. naish serum cause a real disorder and acromegaly and which american heritage defines a and a chronic disease of adult mark by enlargement of the bone of the extremity and face and and jaw that be cause by overactivity of the pituitary gland . ralph morgan ( a anthony lawrence ) play the afflicted man with some dignity . pretty blonde wanda mckay ( a patricia pat lawrence ) be the daughter desire by mad scientist naish while in early scene and ms. mckay and naish emote hilariously . watch for tala birell ( a maxine ) in a surprisingly good support performance while she play the somewhat garbo like and and long suffering and assistant to naish . ms. birell definitely steal the film while and and you have get to question dr. markoff sanity in cast her aside . glenn strange ( a steve ) and a crazed gorilla ( ray corrigan ) add to the fun . the monster makeup ( maurice seiderman ) be very good . the monster maker ( 1944 ) sam newfield ~ j. carrol naish and ralph morgan and tala birell .