Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. His father sent him from the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor to an insane asylum, then he goes to America. When his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns to his father's estate to learn that his brother's mauled body has been found. Reunited with his estranged father, Lawrence sets out to find his brother's killer... and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Someone or something with brute strength and insatiable blood lust has been killing the villagers, and a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline comes to investigate.
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Inspector Abberline is a fictionalization of an actual historical person. He was the Scotland Yard Inspector that investigated London's 'Jack the Ripper' murders in the late 1880s. His past is mentioned in the film.
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Goofs
Anachronisms:
When Talbot is first in Gwen Conliffe's shop in London. There is a vase of flowers containing Stargazer lilies. The Stargazer lily was created in 1978 by Leslie Woodriff.
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Quotes
[First Lines]
Maleva:
Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms, and the autumn moon is bright. See more »
Crazy Credits
The Universal logo at the start is the one from the 1940s, as a homage to the time when the original Wolfman was made.
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