The Werewolf (1956)

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1h 19min
Horror, Sci-Fi
Jul 1956 (USA)
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Two scientists are involved in a car accident and find an unconscious man in the remains. They take him to their lab and inject him with a serum they have been working with. Sadly, the serum turns the man into a murderous werewolf.

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Fred F. Sears

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In Mountaincrest, a stranger without memory arrives in a bar to have a drink. When he leaves the bar, a local tries to rob him but he turns into an animal and kills the attacker. Deputy Ben Clovey hunts down the animal but is wounded by it. Sheriff Jack Haines organizes a party to find the beast. Meanwhile the nurse Amy Standish and her father, the local doctor, receive a man called Duncan Marsh that recalls that he had a car accident and two doctors have treated him. But he flees and Haines wants to hunt him down but Amy and her father wants to convince him to capture Duncan to see how they could treat him. When is wife Mrs. Helen Marsh and her son Chris arrive in Mountaincrest, Sheriff Haines is convinced that shall capture the werewolf alive. But the doctors that conducted the experiment arrive in the town expecting to kill him.

Still of Eleanore Tanin in The Werewolf (1956)

Still of Ken Christy (I) and Eleanore Tanin in The Werewolf (1956)

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Cast

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	Steven Ritch	...	The Werewolf / Duncan Marsh
	Don Megowan	...	Sheriff Jack Haines
	Joyce Holden	...	Amy Standish
	Eleanore Tanin	...	Mrs. Helen Marsh
	Kim Charney	...	Chris Marsh
	Harry Lauter	...	Deputy Ben Clovey
	Larry J. Blake	...	Hank Durgis
	Ken Christy	...	Dr. Jonas Gilcrist
	James Gavin	...	Mack Fanning
	S. John Launer	...	Dr. Emery Forrest
	George Lynn	...	Dr. Morgan Chambers (as George M. Lynn)
	George Cisar	...	Hoxie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Donald Chaffin	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Jean Charney	...	Cora (uncredited)
	Bill Clark	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Richard Elmore	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	George Ford	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Leonard P. Geer	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Rudy Germane	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Don C. Harvey	...	Deputy (uncredited)
	Jean Harvey	...	Ma Everett (uncredited)
	Charles Horvath	...	Joe Mitchell (uncredited)
	Anne Kunde	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
	Ernesto Molinari	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Sol Murgi	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Ron Nyman	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Joe Phillips	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Rube Schaffer	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Fred F. Sears	...	Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
	Milan Smith	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Marjorie Stapp	...	Min (uncredited)
	Ford Stevens	...	First Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fred F. Sears

Written by

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Robert E. Kent	...	(story) &
James B. Gordon	...	(story)

Robert E. Kent	...	(screenplay) &
James B. Gordon	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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Sam Katzman

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producer

Cinematography by

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Edward Linden

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director of photography

Editing by

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Harold White

Art Direction by

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Paul Palmentola

Set Decoration by

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Dave Montrose

Makeup Department

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Clay Campbell

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makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Will Sheldon

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assistant director (as Willard Sheldon)

Sound Department

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Ferrol Redd

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sound (as Ferol Redd)

Music Department

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Mischa Bakaleinikoff	...	conductor
Daniele Amfitheatrof	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Antheil	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Mischa Bakaleinikoff	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Duning	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ben Oakland	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leith Stevens	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Sam Katzman Productions

Distributors

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Columbia Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures Corporation (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Canada (1956) (Canada) (theatrical)
Columbia International Films (1957) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1957) (Australia) (theatrical)
Sony Pictures Releasing (1956) (India) (theatrical) (Columbia Films of India)
Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1958) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
L'Atelier 13 (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
Columbia Films of India (1956) (India) (theatrical)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (Sony Choice Collection)
Umbrella Entertainment (2021) (Australia)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	In Mountaincrest, a stranger without memory arrives in a bar to have a drink. When he leaves the bar, a local tries to rob him but he turns into an animal and kills the attacker. Deputy Ben Clovey hunts down the animal but is wounded by it. Sheriff Jack Haines organizes a party to find the beast. Meanwhile the nurse Amy Standish and her father, the local doctor, receive a man called Duncan Marsh that recalls that he had a car accident and two doctors have treated him. But he flees and Haines wants to hunt him down but Amy and her father wants to convince him to capture Duncan to see how they could treat him. When is wife Mrs. Helen Marsh and her son Chris arrive in Mountaincrest, Sheriff Haines is convinced that shall capture the werewolf alive. But the doctors that conducted the experiment arrive in the town expecting to kill him. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	manhunt creature-feature psychotronic-film serum werewolf See All (43) »
Taglines	You see it happen! See more »
Genres	Horror Sci-Fi
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:A Finland:K-16 India:A Netherlands:18 United Kingdom:X United States:TV-PG United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Le Loup-garou (France) Los colmillos del lobo (Spain) Ihmissusi (Finland) Los colmillos del lobo (Argentina) Los colmillos del lobo (Mexico) See more »
Runtime	79 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	When first released, this movie played as the bottom half of a double bill with Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). See more »
Goofs	Just as the werewolf grabs the meat bait from the rock and right before stepping in the trap, the shadow of a crew member passes over the werewolf's right side from behind the camera, on the left of the screen. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Werewolf (1963). See more »
Quotes	Amy Standish: Jack, what are you trying to do, scare us half to death? Sheriff Jack Haines: It wasn't an animal that killed Joe. The same goes for Clovey. It was a man. Amy Standish: There were teeth marks of an animal on Joe's throat. Dr. Jonas Gilcrist: She's right about the teeth marks. Sheriff Jack Haines: I think we both are. Dr. Jonas Gilcrist: Well, it had to be either animal OR man. Amy Standish: There is a word for what you're saying, Jack. Sheriff Jack Haines: Yeah, I went to school, Amy. Dr. Jonas Gilcrist: Werewolf? See more »

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