The Wolf Man (1941 film) The Wolf Man (1941 film) The Wolf Man is a 1941 American horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film features Lon Chaney Jr. in the title role, and also features Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, and Bela Lugosi; with Evelyn Ankers, and Maria Ouspenskaya in supporting roles. 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 Pictures werewolf film, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful "Werewolf of London" (1935). Lon
The Wolf Man (1941 film) frequently stating in interviews, "He was my baby." It is listed in the film reference book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", which stated that the film 'still remains the most recognizable and most cherished version of the [werewolf] myth'. "The Wolf Man" was not Universal's first werewolf film. It was preceded by "Werewolf of London" from 1935, starring noted character actor Henry Hull in a quite different and more subtle werewolf makeup. As noted previously, Hull objected to having his face entirely covered in latex and hair, and a less-hirsute, more devilish version was used in the