The Wolf Man (1941 film)

thumb thumb The Wolf Man is a 1941 film about a man who returns to his homeland, is attacked by a creature of folklore, and infected with a horrific disease his disciplined mind tells him cannot possibly exist. Directed by George Waggner. Written by Curt Siodmak. Night monster with the blood lust of a savage beast!taglines Maleva Even a man who is pure in heartAnd says his prayers by nightMay become a wolf when the wolfbane bloomsAnd the autumn moon is bright. Sir John Talbot All astronomers are amateurs. When it comes to the heavens, there's only one professional. You policemen are always in such a hurry. As if dead men didn't have all eternity. Others Doctor Lloyd: I believe a man lost in the mazes of his own mind may imagine that he's anything. Frank Andrews: [to Gwen about Larry] There's something very tragic about that man... and I'm sure that nothing but harm will come to you through him. Mrs. Williams: You should have seen the way he looked at me in Conliffe's shop. Like a wild animal. With murder in his eye! Dialogue Col. Montford: [showing Larry's stick to him] Is this your walking stick? Larry: Why, yes. That's the stick I killed the wolf with. [Sir John Talbot and Col. Montford look at Larry with great concern] Sir John: Larry, Bela the gypsy was killed last night. Your walking stick was found next to the body. Larry: You mean, Bela the fortune teller? But... I only saw a wolf. Maleva: You killed the wolf. Larry: Well, there's no crime in that is there? Maleva: The wolf was Bela. Larry: You think I don't know the difference between a wolf and a man? Maleva: Bela turned into a wolf and you killed him. A werewolf can only be killed by a silver bullet, or a silver knife... [looks down at Larry's walking stick] ...or a stick with a silver handle. Larry: You're insane! I tell you, I killed a wolf! A PLAIN, ORDINARY WOLF! Maleva: Whoever is bitten by a werewolf and lives becomes a werewolf himself. Larry: Ah, don't hand me that. You're just wasting your time. Maleva: The wolf bit you, didn't he? Larry: Yeah. Yeah, he did! Larry: Don't try to make me believe that I killed a man when I know that I killed a wolf! Doctor Lloyd: Yes, yes. We're all a little bit confused. Sir John: Yes, that’s the sign of the werewolf. Larry: That’s just a legend though, isn’t it? Sir John: Yes, but like most legends, it must have some basis in fact. It’s probably an ancient explanation of the dual personality in each of us. How does it go? “Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and Autumn moon is bright.” Larry: You wouldn't wanna run away with a murderer wouldja? Gwen: Oh Larry, you're not. You know you're not. Larry: I killed Bela. I killed Richardson. If I stay here any longer, you can't tell who'll be next. Sir John: You can't run away. Larry: That's it! That's what she said. Sir John: Who? Larry: The gypsy woman. Sir John: Gypsy woman? Now we're getting down to it. She's been filling your mind with this gibberish. This talk of werewolves and pentagrams. You're not a child Larry, you're a grown man and you believe in the superstitions of a Gypsy woman! Maleva: For a thousand years we Gypsies have buried our dead like that. I couldn't break the custom even if I wanted to. Rev. Norman: Fighting against superstition is as hard as fighting against Satan himself. Maleva: You are not frightened, are you, Sir John? Sir John: Frightened, of what? Maleva: Of the night. Sir John: Rubbish. You startled me. Maleva: Don't be startled, Sir John. You have the silver cane for protection. Sir John: Who are you? Maleva: Hasn't your son told you? Sir John: You're the gypsy that's been filling his mind with this werewolf nonsense! Col. Montford: [after shooting at the Wolf Man] I could've sworn I hit him dead on. Frank: And I to. Doctor Lloyd: [Grins] Have you forgotten it takes a silver bullet to kill a werewolf? Maleva: The way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end. Your suffering is over, Bela my son. Now you will find peace. Col. Montford: The wolf must have attacked her and Larry came to the rescue. I'm sorry Sir John. Gwen: [Crying] Larry! Taglines Night monster with the blood lust of a savage beast! His hideous howl a dirge of death! Cast Lon Chaney, Jr. - Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man (credited as Lon Chaney) Claude Rains - Sir John Talbot Warren William - Dr. Lloyd Ralph Bellamy - Colonel Montford Patric Knowles - Frank Andrews Bela Lugosi - Bela Maria Ouspenskaya - Maleva Evelyn Ankers - Gwen Conliffe J.M. Kerrigan - Charles Conliffe Fay Helm - Jenny Williams Forrester Harvey - Twiddle Doris Lloyd - Mrs. Williams, Jenny's Mother External links The Wolf Man (1941 film) 0034398 The Wolf Man wolf_man The Wolf Man Category:1941 American films Category:Universal Monsters film series Category:Films about werewolves Category:Gothic horror films Category:1941 English-language films Category:Films about father–son relationships Category:Films directed by George Waggner Category:Films set in Wales