The Werewolf

Plot synopsis:
The movie opens with a scene of a small village in the mountains at night. It is the downtown business district of the small town of Mountaincrest (Big Bear, California), lit by street lights and neon signs. A narrator (an uncredited Fred F. Sears) tells us, "The word lycanthropy is defined as a human being having the power of becoming a wolf, or of having the power of turning another human into a wolf. Some say lycanthropy stems from nothing but myth and superstition. Yet the belief that a human can turn into a wolf has persisted since the Dark Ages to this very day. It is a universal belief. The ancient Romans and Greeks wrote of the phenomenon. There are tales of such happenings in Borneo, Turkey, South America. Everywhere. The American Navajo Indians and other tribes tell stories about wolf-men. The legends have persisted from the beginnings of man's memory of time. Why? Why haven't these tales died? The tales that say wolf-men roam the earth." A man, Duncan Marsh (Steven Rich) approaches Chad's Place, the local bar and watering hole. He hesitates, then enters the establishment. Titles and credits roll.A woman, Min (Marjorie Stapp), a tall blonde feeds a few coins into a jukebox, then returns to her seat at the bar. Marsh pays for his drink, but Hoxie (George Cisar) the bartender is annoyed that it is a large denomination bill, a twenty. Marsh finishes his drink, ignores his change, and slowly walks over to the fireplace and stares at the roaring fire. Marsh slowly walks to the exit but is reminded by Hoxie he has left his change. A tough looking man, Joe Mitchell (an uncredited Charles Horvath) notices Marsh and his slight build and casual way with money and follows him outside. Joe confronts Marsh and demands his money. He pulls Marsh into an alley and beats him up. An old woman, Ma Everett (an uncredited Jean Harvey), passing by hears and sees the commotion and stops to watch. Growls are heard and the feet of the scuffling men are seen. Marsh is victorious in the exchange, but he has changed physically. While we don't see yet, the woman is horrified by the visage and screams. The patrons and bartender are drawn outside by the woman's screams. She explains what happened to Hoxie. Deputy Sheriff Ben Clovey (Harry Lauter) checks on Joe. Hoxie grimaces and says, "His throat." Clovey adds, "Hoxie, only an animal could do that to a man's throat." Clovey sends Hank Durgis (Larry J. Blake) to fetch Doctor Jonas Gilcrist.Marsh runs out into the woods, followed by the now well armed Ben Clovey, Hoxie, and Mack Fanning (James Gavin) who follow his footprints. Shoe prints suddenly turn into wolf paw prints. Hoxie gets cold feet and insists any further investigation is the responsibility of the law. Ben sends Hoxie and Mack back to brief the Sheriff, Jack Haines. The two men depart and Clovey remains. Back at the bar, Chad's Place, the patrons discuss events. Mack looks out the window and sees Sheriff Haines and Clovey walking back into town. They exit the bar and notice Clovey has been injured. Sheriff Jack Haines (Don Megowan) tells the patrons, "I don't want you breathing a word about what happened tonight to anyone. Understand? Nobody." Jack takes Ben to see Dr. Jonas Gilcrist. Amy Standish (Joyce Holden) answers the door. She is the doctor's niece, and leads the men into a room and starts to tend to Ben's arm wounds. She explains that the man killed earlier, Joe, was dead when they brought him. She gets her uncle. Jack asks Ben about what attacked him. Clovey tries to describe the creature, but admits it was dark and he didn't get a good look at the thing. Dr. Jonas Gilcrist (Ken Christy) enters wearing a bathrobe and complaining about the late hour. The doctor wants information and reminds the sheriff that if he wants to marry his niece he better be more forthcoming. Jonas treats Clovey and leaves the bandaging to Amy. Clovey intimates that it may be a werewolf, but Doc Gilcrist isn't buying, "Storybook stuff. The things kids get nightmares about." Sheriff Haines intends to set up roadblocks, "Nothing's getting in or out of town without us knowing." Haines kisses Amy goodnight, and he and his deputy leave.The next morning, Marsh wakes up shivering from the cold in a drainage opening. He is in distress and rubs his bare feet. He sees paw prints in the snow and recognizes something familiar, "I was dreaming! I know I was dreaming!" He tries to convince himself some animal wandered by and left the tracks. He finds his shoes and socks and puts them back on his feet. Outside the Sheriff's Office, a crowd of men gather to complain about the moratorium on hunting in the woods. The Sheriff checks on the roadblocks. Three reporters are curious about the roadblock and admit that a talkative undertaker in Larken gave them enough information to know a story was worth investigating in Mountaincrest. The Sheriff relents and allows them to come to town. Marsh observes the roadblock from a higher elevation then heads back into the woods. He happens upon Amy outside her home getting firewood from the pile. He tells Amy he came looking for the doctor and asks to see him. Amy leads him into the house. Marsh tells Amy and Jonas he doesn't remember his name, "I can't remember who I am, or even what I'm doing in this town." He recalls an automobile accident and seeing two doctors. He asks if a man was killed the night before. When told yes, he asks how and is told it was by an animal. Marsh corrects the doctor and admits he killed Joe. When Amy presents him with a sedative he reacts violently and runs from the house. Amy calls the Sheriff's Office and speaks to Clovey. Jonas and Amy go to the Sheriff's Office and wait for Jack to return. They relay their story to Ben and Jack. Amy tries to dissuade Jack from hunting him down like a criminal because, "He's not a criminal. He's a sick man." Jonas and Amy tell the Sheriff he was in an auto accident and he may have brain damage.A man in a lab coat is performing an experiment on a wolf. His name is Dr. Morgan Chambers (George Lynn) and his colleague, Dr. Emery Forrest (S. John Launer) enters the lab carrying a newspaper. Morgan asks, "You think this is our man?" Emery replies, "The paper says they found an animal's teeth marks on the dead man's throat. Morgan, what have you done?" Morgan, the prototype mad scientist rants about humans destroying themselves with technology. Morgan has a plan to inoculate himself and a few deserving people with his serum and revert to some lower form, but better adapted creature. Morgan knows the side effects of his serum, but is not concerned with Marsh. Morgan tells Emery they must go to Mountaincrest. He casually informs his colleague, "If the police haven't disposed of the man by the time we get there, it may become our task." The doorbell rings and Morgan answers. He is distressed to find Mrs. Helen Marsh (Eleanore Tanin). She is inquiring about her husband. Morgan explains that his injuries were slight and he left soon after treatment. She leaves the office and returns to her car. Her son, Chris (Kim Charney) asks about his father. They get in the car and drive home, hoping Marsh will call. Marsh has taken back to the woods, but he has been followed by a large and angry posse. Drs. Forrest and Chambers encounter the roadblock trying to enter Mountaincrest. They identify themselves and indicate they have information that will help the Sheriff. They are allowed to pass. It is getting late and the Sheriff and posse agree to push on for another half mile. Forrest and Chambers are armed and doing their own search. Marsh hears them approaching and hides in the entrance of an old mine. Forrest spotted him and enters the mine. He finds Marsh. Marsh asks for help, but is told nothing can be done. Marsh transforms into a werewolf. Forrest tries to escape, calling for his partner. Forrest is attacked by the werewolf, but a shot by Morgan's rifle scares him off. The Sheriff and his posse arrive, and Haines is very unhappy the interference flushed Marsh from the mine. Dr. Chambers tells the Sheriff that Marsh was a patient of theirs. That night Clovey tells the Sheriff and Amy that Marsh killed a sheep over at the Sanderson Ranch and ate it. Haines, Amy and Jonas meet to discuss the Sheriff's plan, which is to put out bait and use bear traps to catch Marsh.The next morning the Sheriff oversees the preparation of the traps. He returns to the office to talk to the three reporters. The three lawmen exchange information and now know the identity of the man--Duncan Marsh. Mrs. Marsh and son drive to Mountaincrest. Marsh is still in the woods and takes the bait and is caught by the trap. He is able to free himself but is now seriously injured, and transforms back to human form. Forrest and Chambers meet at the bar. Chambers is concerned that now that Marsh's wife is in town the law may try a capture rather than a kill strategy. Chambers wants Marsh dead. Mrs. Marsh and Chris are staying at the home of Jonas and Amy. Mrs. Marsh confronts the Sheriff and is told the facts. She volunteers to join the search and the Sheriff reluctantly agrees.Haines, Clovey, Amy, Mrs. Marsh and Chris begin the search. Helen Marsh tries to get her husband to surrender. Marsh shows himself and his son rushes up to greet him. Helen joins her husband. Amy renders first aid. The posse has gathered at the bar to get drunk and gloat. Duncan Marsh is now in a jail cell at the Sheriff's Office. He meets with his wife and son and implores his family to leave before he changes again. Amy escorts them from the cell. Chambers asks Forrest to find out what precautions the Sheriff is taking to guard Marsh. Jonas Gilcrist, Amy and the Sheriff speculate on Marsh's condition. He notes, "The thing is, the man who did it to Marsh. What did he have in mind?" Amy adds, "And what kind of a future is he dreaming up for everybody else?" Haines spends the night at the doctor's house.Chambers encounters a very drunk Hank Durgis and persuades him to help him get inside the Sheriff's Office. Forrest knocks Hank out and the two doctors drag their drunk accomplice down to the station. Forrest prepares a sedative of chloroform on a rag for the deputy. When Clovey checks on Hank, the two doctors grab him and administer their sedative. They drag the bodies of both Clovey and Hank back inside the office, then make their way to the cell holding Marsh. Chambers prepares a syringe. They approach the sleeping Marsh, but discover, to their horror and regret, that Marsh isn't sleeping or himself. The werewolf dispatches the two doctors, but not without a lot of screaming, which draws the attention of both the Sheriff and the townsfolk.With two more bodies, the Sheriff is convinced hunting down and killing Marsh is the only solution. He and the posse search the woods. Armed with torches and guns they press on, encouraged by a blood trail to follow. They close in and throw torches at the creature. The fire and gunshots scare the werewolf. The Sheriff and posse decide to leave and return when it's light. The next morning they return in force and begin the pursuit. They spot him heading for the bridge. A Caterpillar Grader is employed to block the bridge. The werewolf climbs over the bridge and up an embankment. He is shot several times and transforms back into human form as he lay dying. We close with a scene on the bridge and an exchange between Haines and Clovey. Clovey exclaims, "You see that? He changed back again. Do you think he'll stay that way this time?" Haines replies, "Yeah, he'll stay. Now he can go home."

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Review:
Interesting horror film about a man who becomes a werewolf because of science.
No full moon or silver bullets are involved here.This might be the first horror film to have a person becoming a werewolf through scientific means!
The performances are good (especially Steven Ritch as the werewolf), the scenery is beautiful, there are some nice directorial touches and the people talk and act like real people.
Lensed by the same director of the bigger budgeted Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers and meant to be a companion for the lower half of the bill The Werewolf surprised everybody by being a taut face value chiller with more character emphasis than usual for this type of subject.As other reviewers have stated the performances,locale,direction and lighting are much better should be for a story about kooky scientists turning a luckless schmoe into a hirsute mutant but it also has a film noir element that mixes in quite nicely amidst the western pines of Big Bear lake.Unlike some other viewers I didn't have a problem with the make up.
A year later you can see similarities in the design for Michael Landon's beastly side in I Was A Teenage Werewolf.After the late sixties this exhausted it's run on local Chiller theaters and became very hard to find until now.For a reasonable price you can get a gorgeous widescreen DVD transfer of The Werewolf along with other B movie faves The Giant Claw,Zombies Of Mora Tau and Creature With The Atom Brain.The name of the set is Icons Of Horror Sam Katzman.
They could just have gone to the movies any Saturday and seen all manner of mutants but no, these guys take a car crash victim Duncan Marsh (Steven Ritch, taking a break from the westerns he usually appeared in) and inject him with a serum derived from the blood of a radioactive wolf.
(If that sounds familiar it's because the same plot, minus the radiation angle, was used in PRC's 1942 thriller THE MAD MONSTER.) The crash has given Duncan traumatic amnesia and thanks to the serum when he gets angry or frightened he turns into a .
. .well you saw the title.Stopping at a small mountain town, Duncan is tracked there by the scientists who suddenly aren't too anxious to have the world see what they have done (now if they had thought about that 3 reels earlier we wouldn't have had a movie!).
The town doctor wants to save Duncan but the sheriff knows the beast has to be stopped one way or the other before the body count gets any higher.Okay so the end of the movie is pretty much inevitable but director Fred F.
I agree that Columbia needs to release their catalog of Sci-Fi & Horror movies.This film shows that even in the direst circumstances, it is possible to bring out the best in ourselves and each other.
This is quite a good low budget film with a new twist to the werewolf story.
***SPOILERS*** Updating the werewolf story to fit into the post WWII nuclear world "The Werewolf" is a much better movie about that subject then the many werewolf and wolf-man movies made since the movie that started those kinds of horror films "The Wolfman" with Lon Chaney Jr. back in 1941.
An unfortunate individual Duncan Marsh, Steven Ritch, survives a serious car crash and is later taken from the local Mountainquest Hospital where he's being treated for his injuries by two scientists Dr. Emery Forrest & Dr. Morgan Chambers, S.John Launer & George Lynn.
Then within seconds, off camera, Mrash changes into a animal-like monster ripping into the startled and surprised mugger who realized, only too late, that he was starting up with someone or something that was a lot more formidable then just your average mugging victim with Marsh tearing Mitchall's throat out and killing him.
Steven Ritch as Duncan Marsh makes the Werewolf both terrifying and well as sympathetic at the same time and you never for one second have any bad feeling towards him since you know that he couldn't help what he was doing because he was turned into a vicious animal for reasons beyond his control.Don Megowan as Sheriff Haines is also very good as the understanding lawman who also felt that Marsh was not responsible for his actions and needed medical help but at the same time knew that he may very well have to kill him to protect the people of Mountainquest.
The film comes across as pretty effective as it does not try to be supernatural in it's subject matter like it could very well have become, there's no full moons or silver bullets to activate or kill the werewolf in this movie.
"The Werewolf's" very scenic on location black and white photography as well as it very innovative story is one of the many reasons to watch this film..
The relatively mundane title suggests a lack of creativity; in fact, this was a rather unique way of approaching the genre.It's a pretty good way of blending a 1940's "horror" type theme (werewolves) with a 1950's theme (radiation, and the fear of nuclear war and the fallout from it.) Essentially, the werewolf in this is an even more sympathetic figure than usual.
After suffering a minor injury in a car accident, Duncan (Steven Ritch) is experimented on by two doctors who want to find out what would happen if people were exposed to large doses of radiation, so that they can be prepared to deal with (and survive) the aftermath of an atomic war.
What they discover is that the radiation turns Duncan into a bloodthirsty, werewolf-type beast who goes on a killing spree in a small town and in the woods surrounding it.
Never seen this film before and was pleasantly surprised to see this film had some Sci-Fi effects and it involved itself with two doctors who find a man Duncan Marsh, (Steven Ritch) who was in a car accident who has no memory and they inject him with a serum which has some strange effects on his body.
Sears directed this better-than-expected science fiction horror tale that stars Steven Ritch as an auto-accident survivor who is rescued by two scientists who inject him with an experimental serum intended to cure nuclear fallout, but instead has the unfortunate side-effect of turning him into a werewolf, which proceeds to terrorize the local mountain community, with his concerned wife and son in pursuit.Not bad thriller dispenses with supernatural clichés to present a scientific explanation for the werewolf, an innovative touch.
***** COLUMBIA PICTURES needs to 'get off it's ASS and get on the ball with their wonderful 50's SCI-FI/HORROR features and roll into the 21st Century, because NONE of these Cult favorites have EVER been on LASERDISC or DVD: DIARY OF A MADMAN, EARTH VS THE SPIDER, AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, 12 TO THE MOON, THE WEREWOLF, NIGHT THE WORLD EXPLODED, I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, A STUDY IN TERROR (Sherlock Holmes), TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN, DAY THE WORLD ENDED, IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, THE GAMMA PEOPLE, INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN, SHE-CREATURE, THE GIANT CLAW and (Okay, I really want this one) ....
John Launer, George Lynn) follow Ritch there, knowing full well that they're the ones who put him in his predicament, and try to cover up their actions."The Werewolf" is a well acted, modest production that gets great mileage out of its Big Bear Lake locations, as well as fine atmosphere.
People like Dr. Gilcrist (Ken Christy) and his niece Amy Standish (Joyce Holden) work at convincing the law, represented by Don Megowan as the sheriff and Harry Lauter as his deputy, to please try to take Ritch alive, if possible, knowing that he is a basically good man who cannot control what is happening to him.The werewolf makeup by Clay Campbell is decent, the stock music appropriated serves its purpose, and there is some very crisp black & white photography by Edward Linden.
The Werewolf was released as the bottom half a sci-fi/horror double feature along with Earth Vs the Flying Saucers both helmed by Fred Sears.
Some say he worked himself to death.The Werewolf was a bare bones, low budget production filmed in the mountainous country of Big Bear California.
John Launer) and Morgan Chambers (George Lynn), two scientists, injected him with a special serum containing irradiated wolf's blood when he was suffering from amnesia after being in a car accident.This film, not widely known to fans today, is worthy of note for two reasons: first, it allegedly was the first film to present lycanthropy in a scientific rather than supernatural way (even if the science makes no sense).
There is no full moon, silver bullets, demonic curses or anything of the sort here.Second, we have the gigantic Don Megowan as Sheriff Jack Haines, who horror and sci-fi fans should know as Gill-man in "The Creature Walks Among Us" or perhaps even "The Creation of the Humanoids".
I had purchased the former when it emerged on DVD paired with THE RETURN OF Dracula (1958), but opted to acquire the Sam Katzman-produced THE WEREWOLF – which was released as part of a four-movie collection – from other sources (especially after I had already gotten hold some time ago and in the same way of two other titles from that set).
Anyway, this would be the third lycanthrope movie to be made by Columbia and, even if its reputation within the genre is not exactly assured, I had always been interested in watching it (coming in between the classic Universal stuff and Hammer's sole such foray); in retrospect, the film is somewhat better than I anticipated (much as CRY OF THE WEREWOLF [1944] had been the previous day) with a nice snowy setting and a sympathetic hero (Steven Ritch) in the Larry Talbot vein – though the lead is actually stout sheriff Don Megowan (whom I had just seen recently portraying the Frankenstein monster in the made-for-TV short TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN [1958]).
Now, I suppose, the kindest thing I can say about THE WEREWOLF -- which still retains a chilling degree of atmosphere -- is that it's certainly nowhere near as bad as WEREWOLF IN A GIRLS' DORMITORY (despite the superior transformation scene of the latter).Steven Ritch (as Duncan Marsh) brings an even greater depth of sympathy to the role than his better well-known predecessor, Lon Chaney, Jr., but Ritch's make-up, along with his unconvincing transformation from man into beast, recalls (much to the film's detriment) the almost cutesy looking Andreas from RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE.
Not only does he wander around with amnesia; when he feels threatened, he turns into a werewolf.Steven Ritch plays Marsh.
Following a strange accident, a small-town sheriff is forced to believe that the attacks are caused by a stranger passing through town who claims he is a werewolf created in an experiment and try whatever they can to capture the creature before it can do more harm.This one isn't that bad with some solid points about it.
One of the best parts to this one is that fact that it has a really great way of making the werewolf a really interesting creature, where not only does this have a unique way of bringing about the change while creating a more era-appropriate style monster.
This really a good and solid "wolf man" or werewolf film.
It's a bit different than the traditional Wolf Man story created by Universal Pictures (starring Lon Chaney, Jr) which created the template for all werewolf films to come after.
The moon does not have any affect on this wolf man - Duncan Marsh (Steven Ritch).
Marsh is about as mild mannered as Larry Talbot and is just as easy to sympathize with but the two stories are quite different.YES I find this film good and do recommend it to fans of werewolves and wolf men.
I've listed this as my favorite werewolf movie of all times (I've seen a lot them) Takes place in the Big Bear Mountain area in Calif.
Steven Ritch gives a good performance as the poor guy who gets treated by the wrong doctors after having a car accident.
A rather unfriendly encounter with a local quickly establishes that this man – Duncan Marsh – is a werewolf, but he suffers from amnesia and certainly doesn't have the intention to turn the town into a bloodbath.
Since Duncan is a very atypical werewolf, the film naturally also doesn't feature any full moons, silver bullets or supernatural stuff of any kind.
By consequence "The Werewolf" isn't a full-blood horror movie like the contemporary Hammer monster movies that were being released on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, but more of a family drama with a monstrous touch.
Supposedly unreleased on VHS or DVD until now, as part of a compilation, this is a rare werewolf film that almost looks like a Western due to its location.Fred Sears, whose Scifi/horror resume includes Earth vs.
Supposedly unreleased on VHS or DVD until now, as part of a compilation, this is a rare werewolf film that almost looks like a Western due to its location.Fred Sears, whose Scifi/horror resume includes Earth vs.
the Flying Saucers and The Giant Claw, directs a cast that includes cowboy Steven Ritch ("The Lone Ranger", "Broken Arrow", "The Rifleman", and many more), Don Megowan (The Creature Walks Among Us, and lots of Westerns), and "Miss Southern California" of 1949, Joyce Holden.Makeup and transformation were really good.This is one that should be required viewing for wolfman fans..
the Flying Saucers and The Giant Claw, directs a cast that includes cowboy Steven Ritch ("The Lone Ranger", "Broken Arrow", "The Rifleman", and many more), Don Megowan (The Creature Walks Among Us, and lots of Westerns), and "Miss Southern California" of 1949, Joyce Holden.Makeup and transformation were really good.This is one that should be required viewing for wolfman fans..
Duncan Marsh(Steven Ritch)is "poisoned by radiation" leading to his lycanthrope affliction at the hands of corrupt scientists Dr Morgan Chambers(George Lynn) & his assistant Dr. Emery Forrest.
Marsh accidentally kills a man trying to steal from him and this leads to a manhunt with Sheriff Jack Haines(Don Megowan), his deputies, & fellow deer-hunting citizens trying to find the afflicted werewolf in the woodland near the sleepy town they occupy.
They are his voices of reason and humanity in such a difficult search for a man who doesn't wish to harm anyone, but is plagued with a primal animal that is dangerous.Good little werewolf movie, packs a bit of an emotional wallop thanks to Ritch's unfortunate situation and it's effects on his family and the paranoid, afraid community of Mountaincrest.
This film uses dissolves when Ritch turns from human to werewolf and vice versa from the same make-up man behind "The Return of the Vampire.".
Steven Ritch is superb as the tormented Duncan Marsh, nice guy family man turned into a monster by two unscrupulous scientists.
This genuinely interesting and well made black-and-white horror film was a pleasant surprise, given the director and producer previously gave us "The Giant Claw" (good character scenes, ludicrous monster effects) and "Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers" (good special effects by Harryhausen, wooden, clunky and low energy "live" scenes").The "buzz" on this one is supposed to be that this was the first "scientific" werewolf on film, but I recall George Zuckoff starring in a PRC poverty row production called "Mad Monster" which was very similar in story and setting.
When a guy is brought to them after a minor traffic accident, they inject him with some radioactive serum that makes him become a werewolf-like creature.
Steven Ritch plays a very sympathetic Werewolf, much along the lines of Lon Chaney, Jr. in "The Wolfman".
While made on a shoestring budget, this B/W 1950's horror film is an excellent creature feature...one of the best werewolf movies ever made in my opinion.
This film has a very good plot, decent acting, and a memorably sad (read tearful not bad) performance by Steven Rich as the unfortunate lycanthrope.
I wasn't too thrilled with the ending (everyone knows that it takes silver bullets to kill a werewolf!) but otherwise, a really fun movie to watch...especially when the moon is full & a pack of coyotes are howling outside.
The Werewolf with Steven Ritch was one of the best "werewolf" films I have ever seen.
If you are a fan of great werewolf films..not the hokey Wolfman with Lon Chaney..you will love both of these movies..
John Launer) rescue Duncan Marsh (a strong and sympathetic performance by Steven Ritch) from an automobile accident by giving him an experimental serum.
Moreover, the fine acting from a solid cast rates as another substantial plus: Don Megowan as the stalwart, no-nonsense Sheriff Jack Haines, Joyce Holden as caring nurse Amy Standish, Harry Lauter as the brave Deputy Ben Clovey, Ken Christy as the sensible Dr. Jonas Gilchrist, and Eleanore Tanin as Duncan's worried wife Helen Marsh.
The 1956 The Werewolf is not, despite its title, a horror film.
In The Werewolf the main character is a hunted man fairly early on; and the nature of his monstrous transformations is such as to make seeking help from others not a wise course of action.What makes this film so excellent is the wondrous serendipity of old Hollywood: good actors, a decent script and first rate, albeit spartan production values.
Steven Ritch (Duncan Marsh/the werewolf), Don Megowan (Jack Haines), Joyce Holden (Amy Standish), Kim Charney (Helen Marsh), Eleanore Tannin (Chris Marsh), Harry Lauter (Sheriff Clovey), Larry J.
Eschewing the hokey full moon/silver bullets thing, THE WEREWOLF is a neat combination of sci-fi/horror that is nicely augmented with a few film noirish touches.
So it was with "The Werewolf", where a couple of mad atomic scientists inject a man with serum so they can avoid mutating in the upcoming nuclear war.