The Wolf Man (1941)
Reference View | Change View
- Passed
- 1h 10min
- Horror, Mystery
- 12 Dec 1941 (USA)
- Movie
- 2 wins & 3 nominations.
- See more »
Photos and Videos
Cast verified as complete
Lon Chaney Jr. | ... |
Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man
(as Lon Chaney)
|
|
Claude Rains | ... |
Sir John Talbot
|
|
Ralph Bellamy | ... |
Colonel Montford
|
|
Warren William | ... |
Dr. Lloyd
|
|
Patric Knowles | ... |
Frank Andrews
|
|
Bela Lugosi | ... |
Bela
|
|
Maria Ouspenskaya | ... |
Maleva
|
|
Evelyn Ankers | ... |
Gwen Conliffe
|
|
Fay Helm | ... |
Jenny
|
|
J.M. Kerrigan | ... |
Charles Conliffe
|
|
Forrester Harvey | ... |
Twiddle
|
|
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jessie Arnold | ... |
Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
|
|
Gertrude Astor | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
|
|
Caroline Frances Cooke | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
|
|
Harry Cording | ... |
Wykes (uncredited)
|
|
Margaret Fealy | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
|
|
Gibson Gowland | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
|
|
Mercedes Hill | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
|
|
Leyland Hodgson | ... |
Kendall - Butler (uncredited)
|
|
Olaf Hytten | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
|
|
La Riana | ... |
Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
|
|
Connie Leon | ... |
Mrs. Wykes (uncredited)
|
|
Doris Lloyd | ... |
Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
|
|
Ottola Nesmith | ... |
Mrs. Bally (uncredited)
|
|
Monty O'Grady | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
|
|
Eddie Polo | ... |
Churchgoer (uncredited)
|
|
Ernie Stanton | ... |
Phillips - Search Party Member (uncredited)
|
|
Anne G. Sterling | ... |
Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
|
|
Fanny Sterling | ... |
Heavyset Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
|
|
Tom Stevenson | ... |
Richardson - Gravedigger (uncredited)
|
|
Harry Stubbs | ... |
Reverend Norman (uncredited)
|
|
Eric Wilton | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
|
Directed by
George Waggner |
Written by
Curt Siodmak | ... | (original screenplay) |
Produced by
Jack J. Gross | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
George Waggner | ... | producer |
Music by
Charles Previn | ... | (uncredited) |
Hans J. Salter | ... | (uncredited) |
Frank Skinner | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Joseph A. Valentine | ... | director of photography (as Joseph Valentine) |
Editing by
Ted J. Kent | ... | film editor (as Ted Kent) |
Editorial Department
Brian J. McNamara | ... | Digital Restoration Artist |
Greg Rodin | ... | 4K Digital Restoration: Universal Pictures |
Art Direction by
Jack Otterson |
Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman | ... | (set decorations) (as R.A. Gausman) |
Costume Design by
Vera West | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
Jack P. Pierce | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vernon Keays | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Robert F. Boyle | ... | associate art director (as Robert Boyle) |
Brian J. McNamara | ... | Digitial Restoration Artist |
Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound director |
Joe Lapis | ... | technician |
Special Effects by
Ellis Burman | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
John P. Fulton | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Charles Previn | ... | musical director |
Hans J. Salter | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Frank Skinner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Ellis Burman | ... | property maker: Larry's Silver Wolf Head Cane (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1941) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
- Empire Universal Films (1941) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Luis Martinez Producciones Cinematograficas (1941) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Jaime Puig Arosemena (1941) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Mexico (1941) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- La Universal (Cis Distribuidora de Peliculas) (1941) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Universal Films (1941) (Panama) (theatrical)
- Universal Films Argentina (1941) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Peru (1941) (Peru) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Chile (1941) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures do Brazil (1941) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1941) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1943) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Film Classics (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1957) (United States) (tv) (as Shock Theatre) (syndication)
- MCA Home Video (1987) (Canada) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1987) (Finland) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (1-disc editions)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (8-disc Classic Monsters Collection)
- Universal Pictures Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (14-disc Monster Legacy Collection)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (3-disc The Wolf Man the Legacy Collection)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (9-disc Original Monsters Collection)
- Universal Pictures Video (2004) (Poland) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Videosonic (2004) (Greece) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2010) (United States) (DVD) (2-disc special edition)
- Universal Pictures Video (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (2-disc special edition)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (on Universal Monsters 8 film set)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Universal's 100th Anniversary)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (DVD) (Universal's 100th Anniversary)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2014) (Canada) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Fathom Events (2021) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2021) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (through)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2021) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2021) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
"Even a man who is pure at heart/And says his prayers by night/May become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms/And the moon is full and bright." Upon first hearing these words, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) dismisses them as childish federal. After all, this is the 20th Century; how can a human being turn into a werewolf? Talbot soon learns how when he attempts to rescue Jenny Williams (Fay Helm) from a nocturnal attack by a wolf. Collapsing, Talbot discovers upon reviving that Jenny is dead-and, lying by her side, is not the body of a beast, but of a gypsy named Bela (Bela Lugosi). The son of fortune teller Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya), Bela was a Lycanthrope, or "wolf man." And now that he has been bitten by Bela, Talbot is cursed to suffer the torments of the damned whenever the moon is full. |
Plot Keywords | |
Taglines | In many a distant village, there exists the Legend of the Werewolf or Wolf Man, a legend of a strange mortal man with the hair and fangs of an unearthly beast... his hideous howl, a dirge of death! See more » |
Genres | |
Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
Certification |
|
Additional Details
Also Known As |
|
Runtime |
|
Country | |
Language | |
Color | |
Aspect Ratio |
|
Sound Mix | |
Filming Locations |
Box Office
Budget | $180,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The "wolf" that Larry Talbot fights with was Lon Chaney Jr.'s own German Shepherd. See more » |
Goofs | Bela the Gypsy transforms into an actual wolf, not a wolf/man. When his body is discovered, his feet are bare but he is wearing a shirt and trousers. The wolf killed by Larry Talbot was not wearing any clothing. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Wolfman (1966). See more » |
Quotes |
Jenny Williams:
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. Larry Talbot: [after hearing it twice already] You know that one too, eh? See more » |