History FilM / TheWolfMan1941

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: In addition to introducing the WolfMan variant to popular culture, this movie also introduced the silver vulnerability to the mythos, and being marked with a pentagram. Contrary to popular belief, it ''didn't'' introduce [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting forced shape-shifting under the full moon]], which instead first showed up in the previous film WerewolfOfLondon, and was used again in this film's sequel, ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan''.

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: In addition to introducing the WolfMan variant to popular culture, this movie also introduced the silver vulnerability to the mythos, and being marked with a pentagram. Contrary to popular belief, it ''didn't'' introduce [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting forced shape-shifting under the full moon]], which instead first showed up in the sequel, ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan''.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Though Larry's accent is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the statement that he has been away in America for years, it is still remarkable that in a story set in Wales ''not a single character'' speaks with a Welsh accent. Perhaps the most glaring examples are Ralph Bellamy's Colonel Mountford and Warren Williams' Dr. Lloyd, both clearly Americans -- but even the British cast members are all clearly either English or Irish.

* BeastAndBeauty: Lawrence and Gwen technically qualify as this.
* TheCharmer: Lawrence
* ChekhovsGun: Larry's cane

* FurryConfusion: When Bela the werewolf attacks Jenny and Larry, it is in the form of a quadrupedal, bestial-appearing wolf; when Larry the werewolf attacks, it is in the bipedal form of a WolfMan.

* SharpDressedMan: Lawrence

Lawrence Talbot (Chaney) is about to have a really bad night. He's just returned to his family's home in Llanwelly, Wales, to reconcile with his father (Rains). While there, he meets and starts pursuing Gwen Conliffe (Ankers), a shopkeeper who sold him a walking stick adorned with a silver wolf's head (which she says represents a werewolf). In the course of rescuing Gwen's friend Jenny from an apparent wolf attack, Larry is bitten. He soon learns from a gypsy fortuneteller (Ouspenskaya) that the wolf in question was actually a werewolf, specifically her son Bela (Lugosi) roaming the countryside in the form of a wolf. Bela had been a werewolf for years, and has now passed on the curse to Larry.

''The Wolf Man'' is a 1941 Franchise/UniversalHorror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner, starring Creator/LonChaneyJr, Creator/ClaudeRains, Evelyn Ankers, Creator/RalphBellamy, Patric Knowles, Creator/BelaLugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf. The film is the second Universal werewolf movie, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful ''Film/WerewolfOfLondon''.

Lon Chaney, Jr.'s Wolf Man was featured in four further films in the Universal monster cycle:

''The Wolf Man'' is a 1941 Franchise/UniversalHorror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner, starring Creator/LonChaneyJr., Creator/ClaudeRains, Evelyn Ankers, Creator/RalphBellamy, Patric Knowles, Creator/BelaLugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf. The film is the second Universal werewolf movie, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful ''Film/WerewolfOfLondon''.

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->''"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."''

''The Wolf Man'' is a 1941 Franchise/UniversalHorror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner, starring Creator/LonChaneyJr., Creator/ClaudeRains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Creator/BelaLugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf. The film is the second Universal werewolf movie, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful ''Film/WerewolfOfLondon''.

Can Larry overcome this curse? Are his friends and family safe from the roaming beast?

The Wolf Man is also part of the official Universal Monsters lineup.

''The Wolf Man'' is a 1941 Franchise/UniversalHorror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Creator/ClaudeRains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Creator/BelaLugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf. The film is the second Universal werewolf movie, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful ''Film/WerewolfOfLondon''.

'''''The Wolf Man''''' is a 1941 Franchise/UniversalHorror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Creator/ClaudeRains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Creator/BelaLugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf. The film is the second Universal werewolf movie, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful ''Film/WerewolfOfLondon''.

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* OminousFog

* TorchesAndPitchforks
* TragicMonster
* TransformationSequence

* ViralTransformation

* GenreBusting: It's a b-movie monster horror flick with the overtones of a FilmNoir.

The Wolf Man is one of the 8 Major Universal Monsters.

'''''The Wolf Man''''' is a 1941 UniversalHorror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Creator/ClaudeRains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Creator/BelaLugosi, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf. The film is the second Universal werewolf movie, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful ''Film/WerewolfOfLondon''.

* DoomedProtagonist: [[spoiler: When you've become a monster, in a UniversalHorror movie no less, your chances of living until the end are '''very''' slim. Which is why TheHeroDies.]]

Can Larry overcome this curse? Are his friends and family safe from the roaming beast? Will anyone take a werewolf named Larry seriously? [[note]]The answer to all these questions is no.[[/note]]

* [[spoiler: DoomedProtagonist: When you've become a monster, in a UniversalHorror movie no less, your chances of living until the end are '''very''' slim. Which is why TheHeroDies.]]
* [[spoiler: DownerEnding]]
* EvilDetectingDog

LawrenceTalbot (Chaney) is about to have a really bad night. He's just returned to his family's home in Llanwelly, Wales, to reconcile with his father (Rains). While there, he meets and starts pursuing Gwen Conliffe (Ankers), a shopkeeper who sold him a walking stick adorned with a silver wolf's head (which she says represents a werewolf). In the course of rescuing Gwen's friend Jenny from an apparent wolf attack, Larry is bitten. He soon learns from a gypsy fortuneteller (Ouspenskaya) that the wolf in question was actually a werewolf, specifically her son Bela (Lugosi) roaming the countryside in the form of a wolf. Bela had been a werewolf for years, and has now passed on the curse to Larry.

* FakeBrit: Lon Chaney, Jr. as Larry Talbot and Ralph Bellamy as Col. Montford.
** In Talbot's case it's justified as him having lived in America for eighteen years.