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THE WOLF MAN

1941 US HMDB
December 12, 1941

After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.

Directors

George Waggner

Cast

Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Ralph Bellamy, Warren William, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya, Evelyn Ankers, Fay Helm, J.M. Kerrigan
Dramma Horror

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

A young man, while defending his girlfriend attacked by a werewolf, is bitten by the beast and infected by its disease. Transformed into a werewolf, he loses all control and tears apart anyone he encounters, he would even kill his own girlfriend if he were not stopped and killed by his own father. The first film about werewolves in the history of horror cinema. Starring the great Lon Chaney and directed by George Waggner, it is a classic of 1940s horror. Suitable for genre enthusiasts, yet admirable for the years it was made.