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1941
The Wolf Man is a 1941 American Gothic horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man. Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, and Maria Ouspenskaya star in supporting roles. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf.
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Hollywood’s ability to shape global culture can be best seen in the way most people imagine werewolves. Stories about lycanthropy have existed from the earliest of times in various forms and traditions, but the werewolf lore that an average person could easily recognise and understand is actually a relatively recent phenomenon, codified through *The Wolf Man*, the 1941 horror film directed by George Waggner, one of…More
