The Wolf Man (1941 film) Chaney Jr. would reprise his classic role as "The Wolf Man" in four sequels, beginning with "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" in 1943. Sometime in the early twentieth century, after learning of the death of his brother, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) returns to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales to reconcile with his estranged father, Sir John Talbot (Claude Rains). While there, Larry becomes romantically interested in a local girl named Gwen Conliffe (Evelyn Ankers), who runs an antique shop. As a pretext to converse with her, he purchases a silver-headed walking stick decorated with a wolf. Gwen tells
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