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The Wolf Man

United States

1941

70 Min
Black and White
1.37:1
English
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DIR George Waggner

PROD George Waggner

SCR Curt Siodmak

CAST Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, Maria Ouspenskaya

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Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl Jenny Williams, who is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. Larry kills the werewolf but is bitten during the fight. Bela’s mother tells him that this will cause him to become a werewolf at each full moon. Larry confesses his plight to his unbelieving father, Sir John, who then joins the villagers in a hunt for the wolf. Larry, transformed by the full moon, heads for the forest and a fateful meeting with both Sir John and Gwen. —IMDb

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AKFilmFan

7Feb13

Influential horro-tragedy is an enjoyable character study that seems more at home with Chaney's turmoil than with his fury antics.

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MikeEverleth

25Nov12

He's actually not "the wolf man" in too many scenes and the love story is a bit wonky as Chaney, Jr. is a bit of a stalker creep, but, ya know, still a classic.

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ΞRIC B∆D TASTΞ

7Nov12

i loved the dark & foggy forest very much. the truth will be a secret forever...

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Erick

22Feb12

Though they are all masterpieces, I feel this one (along with Frankenstein) are the only of the Universal Monster pictures that can leave a chilling impression by today's standards.

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Anachronisms and Pure of Heart BS

By Byron Brubake​r on September 4, 2011

This was not all that great, despite the fact I really wanted to like this classic. The anachronisms of English mansions, European gypsy bands, horse and carriage on one hand with the car, telescope…  read review

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