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The Werewolf

Duration:
79 min
Genres:
Sci-Fi | Horror
IMDB rate:
5.9
Director:
Fred F. Sears
Details
Country: USA
Filming Locations: Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Steven Ritch
Duncan Marsh
Don Megowan
Sheriff Jack Haines
Joyce Holden
Amy Standish
Eleanore Tanin
Mrs. Helen Marsh
Kim Charney
Chris Marsh
Larry J. Blake
Hank Durgis
Ken Christy
Dr. Jonas Gilcrist
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
Fred F. Sears
Narrator
Jean Charney
Cora (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
Deputy (uncredited)
Jean Harvey
Ma Everett - Old Woman (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Joe Mitchell - Mugger (uncredited)
Ford Stevens
First Reporter (uncredited)
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Trivia
When first released, this movie played as the bottom half of a double bill with Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956).
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Probably to save time and/or money, shots of the werewolf fleeing the posse near the climax, were shot "day-for-night" while the posse shots were filmed during real nighttime.
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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.
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Goofs
Just as the werewolf grabs the meat bait from the rock and right before stepping in the trap, the shadow of a crew member passes over the werewolf's right side from behind the camera, on the left of the screen.
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Quotes
Sheriff Jack Haines: Doctors try to save people. The Law doesn't always have a choice.
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Dr. Emery Forrest: But to take a stranger, a man injured in an accident, and give him a full inoculation of that serum.
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Faq
Q
How does the movie end?
A
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. The final scene closes 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."
Q
Is 'The Werewolf' based on a book?
A
The Werewolf is based on a story and screenplay by American screenwriters Robert E. Kent and James B. Gordon.
Q
What is 'The Werewolf' about?
A
Mild-mannered family man, Duncan Marsh (Steven Ritch) finds himself in the village of Mountaincrest with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Marsh seeks medical help from Doctor Jonas Gilcrist (Ken Christy) and his niece Amy Standish (Joyce Holden). It's soon learned that Marsh is a werewolf, made so after a car accident in which he was treated by two scientists, Morgan Chambers (George Lynn) and Emory Forrest (S. John Launer), who have been experimenting with a special serum made from irradiated wolf blood that has the unfortunate side-effect of turning a person into a werewolf. With Sheriff Jack Haines (Don Megowan), Deputy Sheriff Ben Clovey (Harry Lauter), and most of Mountaincrest after him, Marsh tries to survive in the mountainous countryside.
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Harry Lauter
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