Featuring a heartbreaking performance by lon chaney jr. In 1941, the wolf man introduced the world to a new universal movie monster and the mythology of the werewolf was redefined forever. While there, he visits an antique shop and, hoping to impress gwen evelyn ankers. Lon chaney, bill martin, russ giguere the wolfman speaks. The not lon chaney filmography, films he is incorrectly attributed to be in. Find the perfect the wolf man 1941 lon chaney jr stock photo. Up today a look at the movies in which lon chaney jr. Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering dracula, the frankenstein monster and the wolf man. Frankenstein meets the wolf man is a 1943 universal horror movie starring lon chaney, bela lugosi, ilona massey, patric knowles and maria ouspenskaya. Jun 23, 2010 download the wolfman 1941 lon chaney jr. The few moments of thematic darkness are in vain when placed alongside the somewhat. Leonidas frank lon chaney april 1, 1883 august 26, 1930 was an american stage and film actor, makeup artist, director and screenwriter. Chaney was the son of legendary actor lon chaney, from such films as the phantom of the opera 1925, the hunchback of notre dame 1923 and about another 160 movies.
Sure there are some plot holes here and there and the sets do look a little creaky but its hard to knock such a classic and highly enjoyable film. The title character has had a great deal of influence on hollywoods depictions of the legend of. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Larry kills the werewolf but is bitten during the fight. Lon chaney jr the wolfman the film stars lon chaney, jr. Next, as aristocrat don luis, a goutcrippled husband in anthony adverse 1936, he kills his wifes lover in a duel. Carrol naish, john carradine, anne gwynne, peter coe, lionel atwill and george zucco island of lost souls 1932 directed by erle c.
The wolf man breathed fresh life into universals horror cycle throughout the 1940s. At least that was my take on the medium when i was a little kid in the early 1960s. Lon chaney jr was born creighton tull chaney on the 10th of february, 1906 in oklahoma city. After all larry talbot has no control over his behavior as a werewolf.
His father sent him from the sleepy victorian hamlet of blackmoor to an insane asylum, then he goes to america. Rains and chaney brought some authentic warmth to their respective characters. The stereotype image of the werewolf was defined by universal studios classic horror film, the wolf man starring lon chaney, jr. Sure there are some plot holes here and there and the sets do look a little creaky but its.
Belas mother tells him that this will cause him to become a. Lawrence talbots childhood ended the night his mother died. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Lon chaney jr is superb as the wolfman, its interesting to see his character start the movie quite cocky and then turn into a quivering recluse as it dawns on him that he is a wolf. The film remains most famous for chaneys ghastly, selfdevised. Lon chaney jr wolf man to has been classicmovierev. Mar 28, 2020 lon chaney, american film actor whose versatility and moving performances in even the most macabre roles are classics of the silent screen.
Graverobbers open the grave of the wolfman and awake him. The werewolf of london predated the other by a number of years and had a somewhat different approach, but is at least equally good. The son of silent film star lon chaney and cabaret performer frances cleveland cleva creighton, the young chaney spent much of his early life in residential homes and boarding schools after his parents 19 divorce. The character design is directly lifted from lon chaney jrs seminal incarnation, so this wolfman retains traces of his human features, with the ripped remains of a white ruffle shirt clinging. This remarkable work of art is beautiful to behold. Wells isle of the dead 1945 directed by mark robson. Wu, tell it to the marines, and, of course, the unholy three for which his voice work was so astonishing that the studio had a notary affirm that all. Up for sale today is a prop replica of the famous wolf man cane, as seen in the 1941 film. The wolfman suffers with the selfmade juxtaposition between what it strives to be and what it actually is. Like both of those previous movie creatures, the wolf man commits horrible murders but also evokes sympathy from the audience. Frankenstein meets the wolf man universal 1943 classic monsters. In house of frankenstein 1944, a gypsy girl who loves talbot.
Article also covers second wave of universal horror and the timing of this release, five days after the attack upon pearl harbor. Apr 20, 2011 after teasing his friends for believing in werewolves, larry lon chaney jr. June, 1927 although it has strength and undoubtedly sustains the interest, the unknown, the latest screen contribution from tod browning and lon chaney, is anything but a pleasant story. Of those, a number of the early, public domain titles have been available on vhs for a number of years and recently a few titles have been released on dvd. Released december 12th, 1950, the wolf man stars lon chaney jr. Search, discover and share your favorite lon chaney jr gifs. Feb 04, 2010 even then, the studio might not have got the point but for the heroic, agonised existence of lon chaney, in many ways the most original of the great silent stars. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. A practical man returns to his homeland, is attacked by a. Lon chaneys last recordings lp by novelty digitized lp.
Lon chaney the mummys ghost 1944 universal horror original still photo. Survival of lon chaney s teens universal silents a talk i gave at library of congress in june 2018 finding a few more faces. Hovedrollen som ulvemannen spilles av lon chaney jr. After teasing his friends for believing in werewolves, larry lon chaney jr. He doesn\t like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full, so he tries to find dr. Kenton starring charles laughton, bela lugosi, richard arlen, leila hyams and kathleen burke based on a story by h. Download the wolf man yts yify movies torrents download. Oct 31, 2017 universal horror classic the wolf man 1941 and the emergence of its star lon chaney jr.
The wolfman is the better known of the two as lon chaney jr. The wolfman 1 hours and 43 minutes movie 2010 lawrence talbots childhood ended the night his mother died. Lon chaney jrs height 6ft 2 188 cm american actor best remembered for roles in films such as the wolf man, the mummys tomb, the ghost of frankenstein, the defiant ones, of mice and men, frankenstein meets the wolf man, son of dracula, high noon and bud abbott lou costello meet frankenstein. The wolf man 1941 starring lon chaney and claude rains. The wolf man the legacy collection the wolf man werewolf of london frankenstein meets the wolf man shewolf of london.
The wolf man is a 1941 american horror film written by curt siodmak and produced and directed by george waggner. The film version the devils messenger three episodes edited together and linked is already available in feature films to download. Oct 25, 20 one of the most memorable characters in the wolf man is maleva maria ouspenskaya, the old gypsy woman whose son bela bela lugosi is the werewolf who bites larry talbot lon chaney jr. He is perhaps best known for his performances in the hunchback of notre dame 1923 and the phantom of the opera 1925. Maleva becomes a central character in the story because she helps larry deal with his new condition. The following year, rains goes insane in the man who reclaimed his head, and, in 1935, he becomes an opium addict in the mystery of edwin drood, a choirmaster who murders all suitors of his inamorata and buries them in the cathedral crypt. Wolf man, dracula and the beasts that gave birth to cinematic. The wolf man completes the unholy trio of legendary universal horror characters that also includes count dracula and frankensteins monster.
As larry talbot, the wolf man as a boomer, i grew up in the cultural fallout of the 1940s the cartoons i watched, many of the movies i saw on tv, much of the fiction i read reprinted from the pulp magazine, and especially the fantastic horror films. A practical man returns to his homeland, is attacked by a creature of folklore, and infected with a horrific disease his disciplined mind tells him can not possibly exist. Creighton tull chaney february 10, 1906 july 12, 1973, known by his stage name lon chaney jr. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. That changed by about age ten when i fell in love with a number of 1940s horror films.
Its success reached beyond universal and quickly inspired titles such as the undying monster 1942 at twentieth century fox and cat people 1942 at rko. Horror superstars share the screen when larry wakes to find a gypsy. Claude rains, warren william, ralph bellamy, patric knowles, bela lugosi, evelyn ankers, and maria ouspenskaya star in supporting roles. The wolfman was originally a man called larry talbot who was bitten by a werewolf and later transformed into a werewolf himself on the night of the fullmoon.
The man of faces lives on in the extraordinary body of work that remains for posterity. Upon his fathers remarriage in 1916, he was able to move in with chaney sr. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl jenny williams, who is attacked by bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. Wolf man movies by michael arruda welcome back to the horror jar, the column that lists odds and ends about horror movies. February 10, 1906 july 12, 1973, born creighton tull chaney, was an american character actor. Even a foundation of the genre, such as george waggners classic 1941 the wolf man starring lon chaney jr. But it was the unique talent under jack pierces wolf man makeup who emerged as one of the most important horror movie actors of alltime. Larry talbot the wolf man as lon chaney sir john talbot. The wolf man 1950 stream and watch online moviefone. It is extremely accurate to the original rubber headpiece. David rock nelson says happy birthday to lon chaney jr. Lon chaney s larry talbotwolf man character never had a standalone sequel. While courting a young shopkeeper larry talbot is attacked by a werewolf.
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