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Wednesday, 17 March 2021

The Wolf Man (1941)

 





Storyline

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. Transformed by the full moon, Larry heads for the forest and a fateful meeting with both Sir John and Gwen Conliffe. Written by Doug Sederberg

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Curt Siodmak's original script for the film, whether or not Lawrence Talbot really underwent a physical transformation to a werewolf or if the transformation simply occurred in his mind was left ambiguous. The Wolf Man was never to appear onscreen. Ultimately, the studio determined that Talbot's literal transformation into a werewolf would be more appealing to the audience and thus more profitable. The script was revised accordingly. See more »

Goofs

Although Larry Talbot (Lon Cheney, Jr.) consistently addresses Sir John Talbot (Claude Rains) as "Father", Cheney slips when he asks "Do you believe me, John?" in the castle parlor before they go together to the church service

otes

[first lines]
Chauffeur: Talbot Castle, Mr. Larry.

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