Title from disc label. Lon Chaney, Jr., Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya, Evelyn Ankers. Originally released as a motion picture in 1941. Bonus features: "Monster by moonlight; The Wolf man archives; The Wolf man: from ancient curse to modern myth; Pure in heart: the life and legacy of Lon Chaney Jr.; He who made monsters: the life and art of Jack Pierce; Feature commentary with film historian Tom Weaver; 100 years of Universal: the lot; trailer gallery.
Summary:
Upon the death of his brother, Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with Jenny, a village girl, he is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. Talbot kills the werewolf but is bitten during the fight. Bela's mother tells him that this will cause him to become a werewolf at each full moon. Talbot confesses his plight to his unbelieving father, Sir John, who then joins the villagers in a hunt for the wolf. Talbot, transformed by the full moon, heads for the forest and a fateful meeting with both Sir John.
Series:
Universal classic monsters, the essential collection
OCLC:
(OCoLC)819330757
Locations:
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
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