Running time 70 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $180,000 The Wolf Man is a 1941 American written by and produced and directed. The film features in the title role, and also features,,,, and; with, and in supporting roles. The title character has had a great deal of influence on 's depictions of the legend of the. The film is the second werewolf film, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful (1935).

Lon Chaney Jr. Would reprise his classic role as 'The Wolf Man' in four sequels, beginning with in 1943. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] Sometime in the early twentieth century, after learning of the death of his brother, () returns to his ancestral home in, Wales to reconcile with his estranged father, (). While there, Larry becomes romantically interested in a local girl named Gwen Conliffe (), who runs an antique shop. Program Aspekte Mittelstufe Deutsch B2 Pdf Merge. As a pretext to converse with her, he purchases a silver-headed decorated with a. Gwen tells him that it represents a (which she defines as a man who changes into a wolf 'at certain times of the year.' ) Throughout the film, various villagers recite a poem, whenever the subject of werewolves comes up: Even a man who is pure in heart, and says his prayers by night; May become a wolf when the blooms and the autumn moon is bright.

That night, Larry attempts to rescue Gwen's friend Jenny from what he believes to be a sudden wolf attack. He kills the beast with his new walking stick, but is bitten on the chest in the process.

A named Maleva () reveals to Larry that the animal which bit him was actually her son Bela () in the form of a wolf. She also reveals that Larry will transform into a wolf as well since he who is bitten by a werewolf and lives will turn into one himself. Talbot transforms into a wolf-like creature and stalks the village, first killing the local gravedigger. Talbot retains vague memories of being a werewolf and wanting to kill, and continually struggles to overcome his condition. He is finally bludgeoned to death by his father with his own silver walking stick after attacking Gwen. Sir John Talbot watches in horror as the dead werewolf transforms into his son's human form. Gwen notices as well and cries for her friend's condition as the local police arrive on the scene.

The Wolf Man (1941) is a movie genre Drama produced by Universal Pictures was released in United States of America on 1941-12-12 with director George Waggne. Lon Chaney Jr., Actor: High Noon. American character actor whose career was influenced. 1941 The Wolf Man Larry Talbot - The Wolf Man (as Lon Chaney).

• as • as Sir John Talbot • as Dr. Lloyd • as Colonel Paul Montford • as Maleva, the Gypsy Fortune Teller • as Gwen Conliffe • as Frank Andrews • as Bela, the gypsy • as Charles Conliffe • as Jenny Williams • as Twiddle Production [ ] The poem, contrary to popular belief, was not an ancient legend, but was in fact an invention of screenwriter Siodmak. The poem is repeated in every subsequent film in which Talbot/The Wolf Man appears, with the exception of and, and is also quoted in the later film, although many later films change the last line of the poem to 'And the moon is full and bright'.

In episode 944 of, Christopher Pennock (as Jeb Hawkes) recites this version of the poem. The original Wolf Man film does not make use of the idea that a is transformed under a. Gwen's description and the poem imply that it happens when the wolfbane blooms in autumn. The first, though, made explicit use of the full moon both visually and in the dialog, and also changed the poem to specify when the moon is full and bright.

Presumably this is what popularized the full-moon connection in the 20th century. The sequel visually implies that the transformation occurs as a result of direct exposure to light from the full moon. Other fiction has assumed the transformation is an inescapable monthly occurrence and does not examine whether it is caused by light, tidal effects, or some cycle that happens to coincide with the moon's phases. Special effects [ ] In the original film, Chaney did not undergo an on-screen facial transformation from man to wolf, as featured in all sequels. The lap-dissolve progressive make-ups were seen only in the final ten minutes, and then discreetly.