The Wolf Man (1941 film) rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A handsomely told tale with an affecting performance from Lon Chaney, Jr., "The Wolf Man" remains one of the classics of the Universal horror stable." Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, calling it "One of the finest horror films ever made". In his review, Maltin praised the film's make-up effects, atmospheric music, and Chaney's performance. The Wolf Man is the only Universal monster to be played by the same actor in all his 1940s film appearances. Lon Chaney Jr. was very proud of this,
The Wolf Man (1941 film) times. Talbot’s lap dissolve transformation on screen only took seconds, while Chaney’s took almost ten hours. On April 27, 2004, Universal released "The Wolf Man" on DVD as part of the Universal Legacy Collection. This two disc edition included four films: The DVD collection also included the following bonus features: The film was released on Blu-ray Disc in 2012 as part of the Universal Classic Monsters Collection, alongside many other classic Universal horror films (including "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", and "The Invisible Man"). On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on , with a weighted average