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The Wolf Man ()

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Upon his return to his father's estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse.
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Sir John Talbot
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Dr. Lloyd
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Colonel Montford
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Frank Andrews
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Bela
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Maleva
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Gwen Conliffe
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Charles Conliffe
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Jenny
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Twiddle
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The Wolf Man (as Lon Chaney)
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Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
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Townswoman (uncredited)
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Townswoman (uncredited)
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Wykes (uncredited)
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Townswoman (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
Mercedes Hill ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Kendall (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
La Riana ...
Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
Connie Leon ...
Mrs. Wykes (uncredited)
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Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
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Mrs. Bally (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Churchgoer (uncredited)
Ernie Stanton ...
Phillips (uncredited)
Anne G. Sterling ...
Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
Fanny Sterling ...
Heavyset Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
Tom Stevenson ...
Richardson (uncredited)
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Reverend Norman (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ...
Chauffeur (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Waggner

Written by

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Curt Siodmak ... (original screenplay)

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Jack J. Gross ... executive producer (uncredited)
George Waggner ... producer

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Charles Previn ... (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter ... (uncredited)
Frank Skinner ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Joseph A. Valentine ... director of photography (as Joseph Valentine)

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Ted J. Kent ... (as Ted Kent)

Art Direction by

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Jack Otterson

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Russell A. Gausman ... (as R.A. Gausman)

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Vera West ... (gowns)

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Jack P. Pierce ... makeup artist

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Vernon Keays ... assistant director

Art Department

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Robert F. Boyle ... associate art director (as Robert Boyle)
Ellis Burman ... prop maker: wolf head cane (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bernard B. Brown ... sound director
Joe Lapis ... sound technician

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Ellis Burman ... special effects technician (uncredited)
John P. Fulton ... special effects (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Charles Previn ... musical director
Hans J. Salter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Frank Skinner ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Elvira Betrone ... italian voice dubbing: Maria Ouspenskaya (uncredited)
Nella Maria Bonora ... italian voice dubbing: Evelyn Ankers (uncredited)
Ivo Garrani ... italian voice dubbing: Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
Gemma Griarotti ... italian voice dubbing: Fay Helm (uncredited)
Michele Malaspina ... italian voice dubbing: Warren William (uncredited)
Guido Notari ... italian voice dubbing: Claude Rains (uncredited)
Giusi Raspani Dandolo ... italian voice dubbing: Doris Lloyd (uncredited)
Vittorio Sanipoli ... italian voice dubbing: Ralph Bellamy (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

"Even a man who is pure at heart/And says his prayers by night/May become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms/And the moon is full and bright." Upon first hearing these words, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) dismisses them as childish federal. After all, this is the 20th Century; how can a human being turn into a werewolf? Talbot soon learns how when he attempts to rescue Jenny Williams (Fay Helm) from a nocturnal attack by a wolf. Collapsing, Talbot discovers upon reviving that Jenny is dead-and, lying by her side, is not the body of a beast, but of a gypsy named Bela (Bela Lugosi). The son of fortune teller Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya), Bela was a Lycanthrope, or "wolf man." And now that he has been bitten by Bela, Talbot is cursed to suffer the torments of the damned whenever the moon is full.

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Taglines In many a distant village, there exists the Legend of the Werewolf or Wolf Man, a legend of a strange mortal man with the hair and fangs of an unearthly beast... his hideous howl, a dirge of death! See more »
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Also Known As
  • El hombre lobo (United States, Spanish title)
  • Destiny (United States)
  • Le Loup-garou (France)
  • Der Wolfsmensch (Germany)
  • El hombre lobo (Spain)
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  • 70 min
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Budget $180,000 (estimated)

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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. The remake of the film starring Benicio Del Toro leaned into this idea, having its version of Lawrence Talbot be admitted to an asylum for "delusions" of lycanthropy. See more »
Goofs Bela the Gypsy transforms into an actual wolf, not a wolf/man. When his body is discovered, his feet are bare but he is wearing a shirt and trousers. The wolf killed by Larry Talbot was not wearing any clothing. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Wolfman (1966). See more »
Quotes Jenny Williams: 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.
Larry Talbot: [after hearing it twice already] You know that one too, eh?
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