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Bookmark this pageThe Wolf Man (1941)
Director: George Waggner
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From Time Out Film Guide
'It's only in your mind' says Claude Rains to his screen son Lon Chaney Jr, as he straps the suspected werewolf to a chair in Universal's second try at the Wolf Man saga. But he's three corpses too late, and we've already seen the transformation as Chaney stomps through a never-never land of foggy glades outside English villages set in Alpine scenery. Suspension of disbelief aside, this is interesting for its relatively modern equation between Chaney's wolfish desires and his unhappy fate, for its concern over the victims, and for the fact that - despite all odds - there's undeniable magic within the staid format. DMacp.Author: DMacp
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- Richard Freeman said...
- Posted on Feb 18 2010 18:29 Don't you think the wolfman looks just like a Yorkshire terrier? All he needs isa little dickie bow and one of those little tartan jackets.
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Cast & crew
Director: George Waggner
Producer: George Waggner
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr, Evelyn Ankers, Claude Rains, Maria Ouspenskaya, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Warren William, Bela Lugosi, Fay Helm full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 70 mins
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