Lon Chaney Jr,
Warren William,
Claude Rains,
Evelyn Ankers,
Ralph Bellamy
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"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) d... read more
DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001
Stats: 729 reviews
Waggner's original Wolf Man is a tragic and emotional story enhanced with it's effective performances and it's wrenching suspense. The most original and most influential werewolf film of all time deservedly remains a remarkable spectacle of film making. This is the film that infl... read more
The early years of horror, which gave us radio programs featuring The Shadow, The Sealed Book, and Black Museum, were ones that relied heavily on the supernatural. Many tales before that of the crypt, we were greeted with the star studded spectacle that is The Wolf Man, starring ... read more
this campy classic is one of the most beloved and well known b movies of all time. unfortunately lon chaney jr. was strictly type cast in these monster roles, but his wolf man is iconic.
My favourite werewolf movie so far! Cheney makes a great wolf man. The story is great and the actors are good. I highly recommend this movie if you love horror movies.
Universal's second stab at the legend of werewolves is a brisk but brilliant little horror film. It knows when to have fun and when to focus on the horror. The characters all interact well and manage to build well defined relationships in the hour and 10 minutes of film. It's ver... read more
It's definitely not my favorite Universal Monster movie, but it's definitely a fun and interesting movie. The sense of style and kooky storytelling actually fits very well. It has a lot of great elements, especially Lon Chaney's transformation. It still looks great for its time.
I can say in all honestly that The Wolf Man isn't a great movie. It's hokey, dated and generally flawed. But it also has a great cast and is well ahead of its time. The set design is fantastic, the photography is gorgeously eerie and for 1941 the creature design was exquisite. Un... read more
If you contrast Universal's The Wolf Man with Val Lewton's The Cat People you'll see two distinctly different styles that both work extremely well. Where Lewton's "evil" is conveyed in shadowy silhouettes and off-screen transformations, Universal's formula called f... read more
Fun classic horror movie. Thank you AMC for keeping these movies alive.
Lon Chaney portrays psychological torment, guilt, and conflict so well in this film. These feelings are so absent in this century. Larry Talbot, in contrast to public officials and corporate executives, wants to do the right thing, and feels remorse at the suffering that he has c... read more
A stodgy Universal thriller from 1941, redeemed by a name-heavy cast and by Lon Chaney Jr.'s lumbering, affable performance in the title role. Full Review
Without any build-up either by the scriptwriter or director, he is sent onstage, where he, looks a lot less terrifying and not nearly as funny as Mr. Disney's big, bad wolf. Full Review
Even with a canon that includes the definitive versions of (among others) Frankenstein, Dracula and The Phantom of the Opera, this 1941 classic has always remained my favorite of the studio's prolific... Full Review
Most horrifying is the potential inability to sway our own innately darker tendencies. Full Review
Chaney may appear to have had a bad run-in with a hair dryer, but he's still the definitive villain as tragic hero. Full Review
A film of sometimes uncertain greatness that is nonetheless the most entertaining and effective Universal monster movie since Bride of Frankenstein. Full Review
The Wolf Man's tantamount pleasures are its economy and speed, its silvery manipulations of light and shadow, and the panache with which the lighting, the story, and the rich cast navigate [its] tone. Full Review
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