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Actors: Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Bela Lugosi

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Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) has just returned to England after living in America for several years. While shopping in an antique store, Larry buys a silver cane from a beautiful girl named Gwen and makes a date with her. That evening, Larry meets Gwen and her friend Jenny and decides to go to a gypsy camp. When Jenny strays away from their group, Larry hears her scream and sees her being attacked by a giant wolf. Larry beats the wolf to death with his cane but is badly bitten. When the police arrive, however, they discover Larry has beaten a gypsy man to death.
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Over the next few days, Larry begins feeling very strange. He meets the mother of the gypsy he killed and learns that the man was a werewolf who passed his curse on to Larry. Larry doesn't want to believe her -- but when the next full moon rises, he transforms into a savage werewolf who begins terrorizing the English countryside. Horrified, Larry tries to stop himself from killing, but discovers the werewolf cannot be controlled.


The review of this Movie prepared by Michael Jung




THE WOLF MAN is a movie produced and directed by George Waggner in 1941.

After a decade in the U.S.A., Larry Talbot has returned home to his Welsch castle. One night, in the forest surrounding the family castle, he kills a wolf that had just cut the throat of a young girl. But, when the police arrives, only the corpse of a gypsy is to be found near a wounded Larry.

As his wound disappears during the night, Larry will pay more attention to the local stories about a man turning into a wolf during the nights of full moon. He'll also discover soon enough that he's become the new werewolf. On the next nights, Larry will be transformed into a half man, half-wolf monster that has to find a new prey every night.

The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler



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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 25%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle 40%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 35% **Fantasy or Science Fiction?**    -   fantasy story on present day Earth magical being/mental/magical powers    -   Yes kind of powers:    -   werewolves

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   not employed but independently wealthy    -   engineer Age:    -   20's-30's Has special powers?    -   Yes Magical/mental powers of main character:    -   can change shapes    -   super strength    -   is very quick    -   healing Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American)    -   English/British

Setting

Earth setting:    -   20th Century (1900-1950) Takes place on Earth?    -   Yes Forests?    -   Yes Misc settings    -   fort/castle    -   mansion    -   small town

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment Tone of movie    -   depressed/sad    -   fearful Sex/nudity in movie?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   kissing Kinds of F/X    -   Things that change shape/morph    -   nasty human transformations

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