The Wolf Man (1941 film)

The Wolf Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Waggner
Written by	Curt Siodmak
Produced by	George Waggner
Starring	Claude Rains Lon Chaney Jr. Ralph Bellamy Patric Knowles Bela Lugosi Maria Ouspenskaya Evelyn Ankers Warren William
Cinematography	Joseph Valentine
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Music by	Hans J. Salter Frank Skinner Charles Previn
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	December 9, 1941 (1941-12-09) (United States) December 12, 1941 (1941-12-12) (United Kingdom)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$180,000[1]

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. in the title role. 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.^[2] The film is the second Universal Pictures werewolf film, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful Werewolf of London (1935). This film is one of the Universal Monsters movies, and garnered great acclaim for its production.

After this movie's success, Lon Chaney Jr. would reprise his role as "The Wolf Man" in four sequels, beginning with Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man in 1943.