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Director:
Writer:
Curt Siodmak (original screenplay)
Release Date:
12 December 1941 (USA)
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"His hideous howl a dirge of death!" more
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A practical man returns to his homeland, is attacked by a creature of folklore, and infected with a horrific disease his disciplined mind tells him can not possibly exist. full summary | add synopsis
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(From shocktillyoudrop. 10 February 2010)
DVD: Review:The Wolf Man
(From The AV Club. 9 February 2010, 10:01 PM, PST)
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Lon Chaney Jr's signature role is still one of his best performances. 'The Wolf Man' is an undisputed horror classic.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Claude Rains | ... | Sir John Talbot | |
| Warren William | ... | Doctor Lloyd | |
| Ralph Bellamy | ... | Colonel Montford | |
| Patric Knowles | ... | Frank Andrews | |
| Bela Lugosi | ... | Bela | |
| Maria Ouspenskaya | ... | Maleva | |
| Evelyn Ankers | ... | Gwen Conliffe | |
| J.M. Kerrigan | ... | Charles Conliffe | |
| Fay Helm | ... | Jenny | |
| Forrester Harvey | ... | Twiddle | |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | The Wolf Man (as Lon Chaney) |
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Destiny (USA) (working title)
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70 min
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Finland:K-15 (2004) |
Spain:13 |
USA:TV-PG (TV rating) |
Australia:PG |
Germany:12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:Approved (PCA #7874) |
Canada:PG
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Universal, lacking a theater chain, had planned to market the film as part of a double bill (with The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)) but feared that the public would avoid an all-horror bill after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Continuity: During the climactic scenes in the forest, the same log (resembling an open alligator's mouth) can be seen in different sections of the forest at the same time.
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Larry Talbot:
You wouldn't wanna run away with a murderer wouldja?
Gwen Conliffe: Oh Larry, you're not. You know you're not.
Larry Talbot: I killed Bela. I killed Richardson. If I stay here any longer, you can't tell who'll be next.
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Gwen Conliffe: Oh Larry, you're not. You know you're not.
Larry Talbot: I killed Bela. I killed Richardson. If I stay here any longer, you can't tell who'll be next.
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Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#1.7)" (1989)
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Lon Chaney Jr lived under the shadow of his famous father, but in 'The Wolf Man' he helped create a horror icon that has lasted for over sixty years. Chaney had already shown that he could act in 'Of Mice And Men'(1939). In 'The Wolf Man' he gives another excellent performance, but this movie was both a blessing and a curse to his career I think. It forever labeled him a horror actor, and frankly he made a lot of lousy movies after this. Some good ones too, don't get me wrong, but too often he was given b-grade material to work with. Maybe his drinking problem had a lot to do with it, I don't know, but apart from a strong cameo in 'The Defiant Ones'(1958) and a great performance in Jack Hill's cult classic 'Spider Baby'(1964), he rarely was given a role as good as Larry Talbot in this movie. Chaney is surrounded by a very strong supporting cast including horror legends Claude Rains ('The Invisible Man') and Bela Lugosi (sadly only a cameo), Ralph Bellamy ('His Girl Friday'), and frequent costar Evelyn Ankers (she and Chaney made a great on screen couple but apparently hated each other off screen. Such is Hollywood!). Many people complain about the casting of Rains and Chaney as father and son. I agree it's totally unrealistic, but I don't think it hurts the movie at all. The lack of Lugosi is a bigger problem. There was more footage of him but unfortunately it wasn't used in the final cut. It's too bad as more scenes between Lugosi and Chaney would have been a treat. Of course they worked together a few times after this, but mostly in lesser movies. The real scene stealer in 'The Wolf Man' is Maria Ouspenskaya who plays the gypsy woman Maleva. She's just terrific, and gives the most memorable performance after Chaney. 'The Wolf Man' has had an enormous influence on just about every subsequent werewolf movie. Much of the lore seen on screen here isn't in fact traditional, as many people assume, but created by the talented Curt Siodmak ('Donovan's Brain') who subsequently wrote the horror classics 'I Walked With A Zombie'(1943), and 'The Beast With Five Fingers'(1946). 'The Wolf Man' is an undisputed horror classic, and just as entertaining and interesting as it ever was.