The Wolf Man

Genre: Horror

Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl Jenny Williams, who is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. Larry 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. Larry confesses his plight to his unbelieving father, Sir John, who then joins the villagers in a hunt for the wolf. Transformed by the full moon, Larry heads for the forest and a fateful meeting with both Sir John and Gwen Conliffe.

🏆 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Genres

Horror, Mystery, Romance

Director

George Waggner

Cast

Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy

Released

12 December 1941

Runtime

1h 10m

Certificate

Approved

IMDb rating

7.2 / 10

Votes

34,215

Metascore

72

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Edition

Base