The Werewolf (1956)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.8/10   

Director:

Fred F. Sears

Escritores:

James B. Gordon (story)
Robert E. Kent (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

julio 1956 (USA)

Género:

Ciencia-Ficción | Horror

Frase comercial:

You see it happen!

Plot:

Two scientists come across an auto accident, and find an unconscious man in the wreck. They take him...

Plot Keywords:

Serum | Werewolf | Footprint | Sheriff | Mugger

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Pleasant Surprise For Horror Buffs

Reparto

Steven Ritch	...	Duncan Marsh
Don Megowan	...	Sheriff Jack Haines
Joyce Holden	...	Amy Standish
Eleanore Tanin	...	Mrs. Helen Marsh
Kim Charney	...	Chris Marsh
Harry Lauter	...	Deputy Ben Clovey
Larry J. Blake	...	Hank Durgis
Ken Christy	...	Dr. Jonas Gilchrist
James Gavin	...	Mack Fanning
S. John Launer	...	Dr. Emery Forrest
George Lynn	...	Dr. Morgan Chambers
George Cisar	...	Hoxie, the bartender
Marjorie Stapp	...	Min, the tall blond
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Fred F. Sears	...	Narrator

Duración:

79 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Unrated

Locaciones de Filmación:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Compañía:

Clover Productions

Trivialidades:

The werewolf in this film was the screen's first science-fictional, non-supernatural lycanthrope. While possessed of incredible strength and ferocity, he could be killed by ordinary bullets and didn't require a full moon to cause transformation.

Citas:

Dr. Emery Forrest: But to take a stranger, a man injured in an accident, and give him a full inoculation of that serum.
Dr. Morgan Chambers: Yes, I'd almost forgotten about him. So much could fail if he should remember and tell someone what he knows about us. There's nothing else left but to-...
Dr. Emery Forrest: You're not going to kill him!
Dr. Morgan Chambers: You think he still wants to live after what he's become? It would be an act of charity.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Wolfman Chronicles (1991)

A Pleasant Surprise For Horror Buffs

This is quite a good low budget film with a new twist to the werewolf story. There is nothing supernatural here. Forget the wolfbane and the silver bullets. Steven Ritch has the lead role and does a splendid job, making the monster even more sympathetic than the long suffering Larry Talbot of the Universal Wolfman flicks. His character, Duncan Marsh, appears in a mountain town having no memory of who he is or how he got there. Leaving a tavern, he is followed by a man who intends to rob him. The man pulls him into an alley and the werewolf claims his first victim. The story plays well the rest of the way. We find out that Duncan Marsh's condition is brought on by two doctors who use him as a test subject while treating him for injuries sustained in a car accident. A supporting cast of unknowns do a decent job of being believable. Elenore Tanin is especially effective as Duncan Marsh's wife. The Big Bear Lake locations give the film a lot of help.