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
The Sea Wolf (1941 film) idealistic hero into an intellectual bosun and a rebellious seaman and gave the seaman a love interest, played by Lupino. Rossen added scenes for this pair, partly urged by Lupino. However, Warner Bros. cut many political items during production. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $1,237,000 domestically and $644,000 foreign. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects (Byron Haskin, Nathan Levinson) at the 14th Academy Awards. "The Sea Wolf" was presented on "Screen Directors Playhouse" on February 3, 1950, with Robinson re-creating his role from the film. The Sea Wolf (1941 film) The