It’s sad that Lon Chaney Jr. was thought of as a joke he was a great actor. You remember him in High Noon that showed what he could do outside of the horror genre
I'm with you Eric. The invisible man topped them all for me. Every time I think of Chaney I can't help but think of the Bob Hope comedy, "My Favorite Brunette" where Chaney had a very small and absolutely hilarious part. The guy was such a good actor.
The power of performance and commitment of Chaney shown in this film never diminishes even all the way through to Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. In that he was still making you feel sorry for Talbot.
That was another great video about another great film. Favourite werewolf movie? Well, I certainly have a soft spot for the 1961 Hammer film "The Curse of the Werewolf" starring Oliver Reeed. Now I'm off to Lee Ho Fook's for a big dish of beef chow mein.
Lee Ho Fook's was actually shut down by the British Department of Health in the 90s for reasons I never heard. I must assume it was because of hair in the food...
Larry was the most tragic of any of the universal monsters. None of the werewolf movies can hold a match to it. Talbot was as much a victim as the people he killed in werewolf form.
The '40s seemed a time when they made a lot of movies that dealt with psychology. Enjoyed the review. It seems difficulties in filming doesn't spell a bad movie.
It’s sad we never got to see the Dark Universe take off. Well I would’ve preferred it if they called it the “Universal Monster Universe” UMU but still could’ve been a great era for the classic universal monsters. I think Jordan Peele would’ve been a great director & writer for a remake or reimagining the Wolf Man.
Leigh Wannel who was responsible for the remake of Invisible Man has taken the helm of the newest Wolf Man, which I feel is awesome. Jordan Peele is also amazing though.
@@raygonzales7913 nah, he’s currently working on the sequel to The Invisible Man called “The Invisible Woman” you can look it up if you want, it’s suppose to come out sometime in 2026
Another solid addition to the Universal horror franchise. For its day, impressive Werewolf transformation by Jack Pierce. My favorite modern Werewolf movie is "Dog Soldiers".
In the mid 80’s my local public TV station would play the old Universal monster movies during the later weeks of October. Between the movies and the Crestwood house books my love for these movies have never faltered. It was a magic time to be a kid for sure. Unfortunately my kids don’t seem to have same affinity for the older black and white movies like I had. 😢
Good job. Talbot is the only classic movie monster who really doesn't like turning into a monster. The same goes for David from An American Werewolf in London. The other mythology, the one about people becoming wolves on purpose like in the Howling, doesn't seem to work. People don't seem to warm up to that.
Another classic horror film not from Universal, is Paramount's ISLAND OF LOST SOULS with Charles Laughton, Richard Dix, Arthur Hohl, Kathleen Burke and Bela Lugosi, based on H. G. Wells THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU. The Criterion Collection has it in a restored version.
THE WOLF MAN, followed by the Monsterfests, are an annual Halloween season binge. My wife never fails to tease me for having a crush on Evelyn Ankers. I will say that, in FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN, his material feels less like pathos and more whiny, but: A - that is in the eye of the beholder, and B - it can either been seen as whining or, in the words of Harlan Ellison, The Whimper of Whipped Dogs. Certainly apropos. I do find it amusing when Mr Talbot concludes the Song of the New Wine ("Fa-Ro-La, Fa-Ro-Leeeee ... ") by having a poop-fit ("STOP THAT SINGING!!"); it's Ugly Americans like that, that ruin the tourist trade for everyone. Interesting observation about the psychological interpretations. It is rather unfortunate that HOUSE OF DRACULA decides to make that a literal thing, pouring cold water on the supernatural aspect of it. One of your other commenters expressed enthusiasm for Talbot's eventual cure; I felt the opposite, wanting the curse to be an actual curse rather than some boring scientific thing that could be cured. But, as with everything else in this world, can't please everybody. Still love these movies. They do lack the presence of Mr Chaney within a Trader Vic's, but, for the most part, his hair IS perfect. Stealing a map of all time? I am going to guess that this will be TIME BANDITS. I recall guessing that one, incorrectly, about another Next Time hint; trying again. (I think my guesses have been 50/50, maybe 60/40.)
I couldn't tell because of the cap, but I assume your hair was perfect... If someone doesn't speak glowingly about Maria Ouspenskaya when discussing this film, I immediately discount their opinion about movies as a whole. There have been a shocking number of really likeable werewolf movies over the years. Narrowing it to three is tough, but here goes: American Werewolf in London Ginger Snaps Bad Moon Honorable mention to The Monster Squad for confirming that werewolves, do indeed, have nards...
I like the movie but the movie had so many gaps in it. It didnt explain how the werewolf went from a tank top to a button shirt. And why Bela the Gypsies was a wolf and Talbot was a wolf man. This script was incomplete . It would have been a better movie if it explained these things and at least made Bela a wolf man too.
Also: Any discoveries in your research as to where the various scenes were filmed (other than Universal's backlot & soundstages)....For example, where was that (creepily) beautiful cathedral scene filmed?, etc.
Oh, man. I did come across this, but my memory is failing me. All I remember is that it wasn't an actual cathedral--it was something like a school gym that was dressed to look like a cathedral.
I will say that, especially after Son of Frankenstein, the studio didn't do a lot of location shooting for its horror films. Almost everything was sound stages or the backlot.
I have a soft spot for HOUSE OF DRACULA especially the sympathetic female hunchback who never gets cured and is blithely killed at the finale. With Universal cutting films down from two hours to 75 or 80 minutes to fit double bill screenings, it would be intriguing to know the script evolution. And l like the idea of Larry Talbot being cured. Also like DR. CYCLOPS, SON OF DRACULA and ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS.
Got to love the fact it is supposed to be set in Wales, but no one has a Welsh accent. Also why has nobody made a Lone Ranger vs Werewolves movie is beyond me.
@@TheUnapologeticGeekAnd now, to actually addressing the content. Yeah, the wolfman deserves praise in its own unique way. I was always intrigued by the lore ( as with Dracula, there was the "lore" of vampires or history of Vlad Tepes), or the rules of Lycanthropy. Maria Ouspenskaya really OWNS this role and her character offers the first real hope to Talbot to understand what has happened and a chance to escape or even control the situation during the down time between full moons and the hammer on the nose LUNA-CY. I was always taken with the gentleness of Lon Chaney's performance, the remorse, when there are some who would relish such powers ( as with vampires). There is that duality that is often explored in other wollman movies. I thinking of James Spaders junior editor aspirations, to be the alpha males in the editorial office and dominate an aging Nicholson. I was also intrigued by the particular use of fog in the movie. I forget the particulars of the type of fog effect in the movie but it heavily swirls around the lower legs and is supposed to smell awful but look really really cool. As with the other classic monsters, I had plastic models of the big three but as I recall, the Wolfman model introduced a glow-in-the-dark face piece that made it THAT much better in my mind. Anyway, good stuff TUG. Cheers.
It’s sad that Lon Chaney Jr. was thought of as a joke he was a great actor. You remember him in High Noon that showed what he could do outside of the horror genre
It's all the unfounded rumors that keep getting spread around.
I'm with you Eric. The invisible man topped them all for me.
Every time I think of Chaney I can't help but think of the Bob Hope comedy, "My Favorite Brunette" where Chaney had a very small and absolutely hilarious part. The guy was such a good actor.
The power of performance and commitment of Chaney shown in this film never diminishes even all the way through to Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. In that he was still making you feel sorry for Talbot.
That was another great video about another great film. Favourite werewolf movie? Well, I certainly have a soft spot for the 1961 Hammer film "The Curse of the Werewolf" starring Oliver Reeed. Now I'm off to Lee Ho Fook's for a big dish of beef chow mein.
Mmm… beef chow mein…
@@TheUnapologeticGeek COULD THIS MEAN CURTAINS??
WILL THE IDENTITIES OF OUR DYNAMIC DUO BE REVEALED TO THE WHOLE WORLD??📼
Lee Ho Fook's was actually shut down by the British Department of Health in the 90s
for reasons I never heard. I must assume it was because of hair in the food...
Larry was the most tragic of any of the universal monsters. None of the werewolf movies can hold a match to it. Talbot was as much a victim as the people he killed in werewolf form.
Cocteau’s La Belle et le Bete is a sideways werewolf movie and truly brings the psychological implications out. My favourite and a beautiful film
Ooooh, I have to check that one out!
The '40s seemed a time when they made a lot of movies that dealt with psychology. Enjoyed the review. It seems difficulties in filming doesn't spell a bad movie.
Wonderful, classic film. Great score by Frank Skinner (and Hans J. Salter and Charles Previn).
It’s sad we never got to see the Dark Universe take off. Well I would’ve preferred it if they called it the “Universal Monster Universe” UMU but still could’ve been a great era for the classic universal monsters. I think Jordan Peele would’ve been a great director & writer for a remake or reimagining the Wolf Man.
Leigh Wannel who was responsible for the remake of Invisible Man has taken the helm of the newest Wolf Man, which I feel is awesome. Jordan Peele is also amazing though.
@@raygonzales7913 nah, he’s currently working on the sequel to The Invisible Man called “The Invisible Woman” you can look it up if you want, it’s suppose to come out sometime in 2026
Good luck on your schedule and approaching 10k subs!
Another solid addition to the Universal horror franchise. For its day, impressive Werewolf transformation by Jack Pierce. My favorite modern Werewolf movie is "Dog Soldiers".
I friggin love Dog Soldiers! Best take on wolfmen since the OG Wolf Man.
@@TheUnapologeticGeek Yes, It's terrific!!
1:39 Werewolf in London. Not an American one, just a regular one.
Great review Appalled by the scenes from Sydney as an Aussie living in London I had not heard about that. Sickening 😢
In the mid 80’s my local public TV station would play the old Universal monster movies during the later weeks of October. Between the movies and the Crestwood house books my love for these movies have never faltered. It was a magic time to be a kid for sure. Unfortunately my kids don’t seem to have same affinity for the older black and white movies like I had. 😢
I have the same problem. My son has no interest in these older movies. Oh well.
@@TheUnapologeticGeekhopefully with age will come wisdom.
I just watched this movie yesterday!.....Same day you uploaded this review! Great timing! Thank you! :)
You're welcome! I love having good timing.
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012) is an interesting werewolf movie with a light steampunk touch.
I haven’t seen that one. Sounds intriguing!
@@TheUnapologeticGeek the yesterday machine movie 😄
No one could portray anguish like Chaney.
Agreed!
Good job. Talbot is the only classic movie monster who really doesn't like turning into a monster. The same goes for David from An American Werewolf in London. The other mythology, the one about people becoming wolves on purpose like in the Howling, doesn't seem to work. People don't seem to warm up to that.
Another classic horror film not from Universal, is Paramount's ISLAND OF LOST SOULS with Charles Laughton, Richard Dix, Arthur Hohl, Kathleen Burke and Bela Lugosi, based on H. G. Wells THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU. The Criterion Collection has it in a restored version.
THE WOLF MAN, followed by the Monsterfests, are an annual Halloween season binge. My wife never fails to tease me for having a crush on Evelyn Ankers.
I will say that, in FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN, his material feels less like pathos and more whiny, but: A - that is in the eye of the beholder, and B - it can either been seen as whining or, in the words of Harlan Ellison, The Whimper of Whipped Dogs. Certainly apropos. I do find it amusing when Mr Talbot concludes the Song of the New Wine ("Fa-Ro-La, Fa-Ro-Leeeee ... ") by having a poop-fit ("STOP THAT SINGING!!"); it's Ugly Americans like that, that ruin the tourist trade for everyone.
Interesting observation about the psychological interpretations. It is rather unfortunate that HOUSE OF DRACULA decides to make that a literal thing, pouring cold water on the supernatural aspect of it. One of your other commenters expressed enthusiasm for Talbot's eventual cure; I felt the opposite, wanting the curse to be an actual curse rather than some boring scientific thing that could be cured. But, as with everything else in this world, can't please everybody. Still love these movies. They do lack the presence of Mr Chaney within a Trader Vic's, but, for the most part, his hair IS perfect.
Stealing a map of all time? I am going to guess that this will be TIME BANDITS. I recall guessing that one, incorrectly, about another Next Time hint; trying again. (I think my guesses have been 50/50, maybe 60/40.)
I couldn't tell because of the cap, but I assume your hair was perfect...
If someone doesn't speak glowingly about Maria Ouspenskaya when discussing
this film, I immediately discount their opinion about movies as a whole.
There have been a shocking number of really likeable werewolf movies over the years.
Narrowing it to three is tough, but here goes:
American Werewolf in London
Ginger Snaps
Bad Moon
Honorable mention to The Monster Squad for confirming that werewolves, do indeed, have nards...
@@BakedBiehn. Oh I didn't forget it. I liked that movie as well. But this list is tougher to get on than a lifeboat on the Titanic...
Greetings from South Carolina
I like the movie but the movie had so many gaps in it. It didnt explain how the werewolf went from a tank top to a button shirt. And why Bela the Gypsies was a wolf and Talbot was a wolf man. This script was incomplete . It would have been a better movie if it explained these things and at least made Bela a wolf man too.
Also: Any discoveries in your research as to where the various scenes were filmed (other than Universal's backlot & soundstages)....For example, where was that (creepily) beautiful cathedral scene filmed?, etc.
Oh, man. I did come across this, but my memory is failing me. All I remember is that it wasn't an actual cathedral--it was something like a school gym that was dressed to look like a cathedral.
I will say that, especially after Son of Frankenstein, the studio didn't do a lot of location shooting for its horror films. Almost everything was sound stages or the backlot.
fantastic video, like always.
I have a soft spot for HOUSE OF DRACULA especially the sympathetic female hunchback who never gets cured and is blithely killed at the finale. With Universal cutting films down from two hours to 75 or 80 minutes to fit double bill screenings, it would be intriguing to know the script evolution. And l like the idea of Larry Talbot being cured. Also like DR. CYCLOPS, SON OF DRACULA and ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS.
Great work!
Thanks, brother!
Werewolves of London awo . We'll played Sir.
Got to love the fact it is supposed to be set in Wales, but no one has a Welsh accent. Also why has nobody made a Lone Ranger vs Werewolves movie is beyond me.
To be fair, if everybody had Welsh accents, it would be impossible to understand. 😂
This video is missing from the playlists. O :
😳 I shall have to correct that!
😊Wait a minute. Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?
If that’s a guess for next time, you are incorrect. 😎
@@TheUnapologeticGeek WILL ROBIN ESCAPE?CAN BATMAN FIND HIM IN TIME?IS THIS THE GHASTLY END OF OUR DYNAMIC DUO?😎
Thank you for your videos from Zaragoza, SPAIN. They are amazing ! I use them for learning about cinema and English language.
That is great! I'm glad to help. 👍🏻
Are we counting "Cat People" as a werewolf movie?
Sure, why not?
First! Does the "FIRST" dance, sings the "FIRST " song ( there is none but will claim first on that too because, why not? " lol, good morning, TUG.
Good morning!
@@TheUnapologeticGeekAnd now, to actually addressing the content. Yeah, the wolfman deserves praise in its own unique way. I was always intrigued by the lore ( as with Dracula, there was the "lore" of vampires or history of Vlad Tepes), or the rules of Lycanthropy. Maria Ouspenskaya really OWNS this role and her character offers the first real hope to Talbot to understand what has happened and a chance to escape or even control the situation during the down time between full moons and the hammer on the nose LUNA-CY. I was always taken with the gentleness of Lon Chaney's performance, the remorse, when there are some who would relish such powers ( as with vampires). There is that duality that is often explored in other wollman movies. I thinking of James Spaders junior editor aspirations, to be the alpha males in the editorial office and dominate an aging Nicholson.
I was also intrigued by the particular use of fog in the movie. I forget the particulars of the type of fog effect in the movie but it heavily swirls around the lower legs and is supposed to smell awful but look really really cool.
As with the other classic monsters, I had plastic models of the big three but as I recall, the Wolfman model introduced a glow-in-the-dark face piece that made it THAT much better in my mind.
Anyway, good stuff TUG. Cheers.
A video a week? What are you? Some kinda geek?!?!😂😂😂
Well I would say something nice about the show but I don't think I will, I'm going to be an azzhole about it.
I appreciate your waxing poetic but this movie is simply boring, only outdone by The Mummy. Frankenstein is a better film in every way.
This is my new favorite channel!
Hooray! Welcome.