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 Lone Wolf (film) The Lone Wolf (film) The Lone Wolf is a 1917 American silent drama film based on the 1914 novel "The Lone Wolf" by Louis Joseph Vance. It was adapted for the screen by George Edwardes-Hall and was directed by Herbert Brenon. The film stars Bert Lytell and Hazel Dawn. The film was produced by Brenon and distributed by Lewis J. Selznick Enterprises. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film. Burke is a master crook who adopts a young boy (Marcel) after the boy saves him from being arrested by the police.