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	The Wolf Man

Released December 12, 1941
Universal Pictures Presents "The Wolf Man" with Claude Rains Warren William Ralph Bellamy Patric Knowles Bela Lugosi Maria Ouspenskaya Evelyn Ankers and Lon Chaney as The Wolf Man Cameraman…………Joseph Valentine Art Director………..……Jack Otterson Gowns……………….………Vera West Sound Director….…Bernard B. Brown Musical Director……….Charles Previn Associate Producer-Director……………. …..................…………..George Waggner
The Cast Sir John Talbot………Claude Rains Dr. Lloyd………….Warren William Capt. Paul Montford..Ralph Bellamy Frank Andrews…….. Patric Knowles Bela………………………Bela Lugosi Maleva……….…Maria Ouspenskaya Gwen Conliffe……..…..Evelyn Ankers Larry Talbot……………..Lon Chaney
"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..." Curt Siodmak
Story Synopsis Lon Chaney Jr. portrays Larry Talbot, who returns to his father's (Claude Rains) castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman Gwen Conliffe (Evelyn Ankers). One fateful night, Talbot escorts her and her friend Jenny to a local carnival where a deadly fate is revealed by a mysterious gypsy fortune teller (Bela Lugosi). Larry's dark journey begins when he responds to a women's scream in the forest and arrives in time to see a large wolf attacking Jenny. Larry beats the wolf to death with his cane, but is badly bitten and too late to save the girl.. Capt. Montford (Ralph Bellamy) and Dr. Lloyd (Warren Williams) insist there hasn't been a wolf in the vicinity for many years. Villagers find the body of Bela the fortune teller, not that of a wolf next to the woman. The next day, amid questions and suspicions, Larry finds himself recovered so fully that even the wolf bite is healed over, undermining his account of the night before. Thus the legend of the Wolf Man unfolds... and becomes a horrifying reality to Larry Talbot and those he loves.

Reviews
(Advance) Nightmares Are Promised By "The Wolf Man" Sinister Star (Advance) A new star is expected to emerge from the grim proceedings in "The Wolf Man," Universal horror drama opening at theatres. Marked for immediate stardom, according to advance word, is Lon Chaney, sinister title player in the eerie offering.		"Hats off to George Waggner, who had the foggiest notion about directing this immensely entertaining movie" Gene Shalit Potential Star (Advance) A potential star is uncovered in the person of Lon Chaney, whose father, the late Lon Chaney, Sr., appeared in "The Phantom of the Opera," the original," and other early horror successses at the same studio. excerpts from "Wolf Man" press book