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
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man fantastic will gorge themselves to bursting. The opportunities for screams are offered with unparalleled generosity." "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" currently holds a 25% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A tribute to this meeting of two horror film legends happens near the beginning of the film "Alien vs. Predator", when this film is seen playing on a television at the satellite receiving station. In the US version of the 1962 film "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (another pairing of prominent monsters), the music from the fight scene at the end of the film also plays during the final fight between Godzilla