The Wolf Man
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Universal Studios  (1941) 70 mins Approved

7.4 (4,183 votes)
Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) goes to his father John’s (Claude Rains) estate in Wales after visiting the USA after his brother’s death. Larry must take his dad’s place in a village. Larry goes to a woman’s shop to get a cane but asks the girl, Jenny Williams (Fay Helm) on a date too. He goes with her and her pal to a fortune teller. Larry gets bitten by a wolf that had attacked Jenny and turns into a werewolf, although he kills the wolf. The fortune teller’s mom cares for him. Sir John cannot believe that Larry is really a werewolf every full moon since John is a man of science....

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Cast and Crew
Claude Rains  ......  Sir John Talbot
Warren William  ......  Dr. Lloyd
Ralph Bellamy  ......  Col. Montford
Patric Knowles  ......  Frank Andrews
Bela Lugosi  ......  Bela
Maria Ouspenskaya  ......  Maleva
Director  .....  George Waggner
Producer  .....  George Waggner; Jack J. Gross
Writer  .....  Curt Siodmak
Cinematography  .....  Joseph Valentine
Notes
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Larry starts to transform for the first time, he has removed his medium-shade suit jacket, tie, shirt, shoes and socks, leaving him in an undershirt and the suit's trousers. Somehow, after his transformation into the Wolf Man he is wearing a dark, long-sleeve shirt and matching trousers. However, when he regains his normal form with no memory of what has happened, Larry notices his different clothes, although this mysterious change is almost immediately forgotten and never explained. (more)

Trivia:
The first transformation takes place with Talbot in an undershirt (although he is fully dressed in a dark shirt once on the prowl). Only the feet transform on screen in six lapse dissolves. In the second transformation there are eleven shots - again of feet only. The third transformation features 17 face shots in a continuous dissolve. (more)

Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Quotes:
Maleva: [Larry shows Maleva his chest wound concealed under his shirt] Go now - and heaven help you! (more)