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The Werewolf

  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 19m
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5.8/10
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Don Megowan and Steven Ritch in The Werewolf (1956)
In Mountaincrest, a stranger without memory arrives in a bar to have a drink. When he leaves the bar, a local tries to rob him but he turns into an animal and kills the attacker. Deputy Ben Clovey hunts down the animal but is wounded by it. Sheriff Jack Haines organizes a party to find the beast. Meanwhile the nurse Amy Standish and her father, the local doctor, receive a man called Duncan Marsh that recalls that he had a car accident and two doctors have treated him. But he flees and Haines wants to hunt him down but Amy and her father wants to convince him to capture Duncan to see how they could treat him. When is wife Mrs. Helen Marsh and her son Chris arrive in Mountaincrest, Sheriff Haines is convinced that shall capture the werewolf alive. But the doctors that conducted the experiment arrive in the town expecting to kill him.
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Two scientists are involved in a car accident and find an unconscious man in the remains. They take him to their lab and inject him with a serum they have been working with. Sadly, the serum... Read allTwo scientists are involved in a car accident and find an unconscious man in the remains. They take him to their lab and inject him with a serum they have been working with. Sadly, the serum turns the man into a murderous werewolf.Two scientists are involved in a car accident and find an unconscious man in the remains. They take him to their lab and inject him with a serum they have been working with. Sadly, the serum turns the man into a murderous werewolf.

  • Director
    • Fred F. Sears
  • Writers
    • Robert E. Kent
    • James B. Gordon
  • Stars
    • Steven Ritch
    • Don Megowan
    • Joyce Holden
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    2.2K
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    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writers
      • Robert E. Kent
      • James B. Gordon
    • Stars
      • Steven Ritch
      • Don Megowan
      • Joyce Holden
    • 72User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast32

    Steven Ritch
    • The Werewolf…
    Don Megowan
    Don Megowan
    • Sheriff Jack Haines
    Joyce Holden
    Joyce Holden
    • Amy Standish
    Eleanore Tanin
    • Mrs. Helen Marsh
    Kim Charney
    • Chris Marsh
    Harry Lauter
    Harry Lauter
    • Deputy Ben Clovey
    Larry J. Blake
    Larry J. Blake
    • Hank Durgis
    Ken Christy
    Ken Christy
    • Dr. Jonas Gilcrist
    James Gavin
    • Mack Fanning
    S. John Launer
    S. John Launer
    • Dr. Emery Forrest
    George Lynn
    George Lynn
    • Dr. Morgan Chambers
    • (as George M. Lynn)
    George Cisar
    George Cisar
    • Hoxie
    Donald Chaffin
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Charney
    • Cora
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Clark
    Bill Clark
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Elmore
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    George Ford
    George Ford
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard P. Geer
    Leonard P. Geer
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred F. Sears
    • Writers
      • Robert E. Kent
      • James B. Gordon
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      When first released, this movie played as the bottom half of a double bill with Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956).
    • Goofs
      Just as the werewolf grabs the meat bait from the rock and right before stepping in the trap, the shadow of a crew member passes over the werewolf's right side from behind the camera, on the left of the screen.
    • Quotes
      • Amy Standish: Jack, what are you trying to do, scare us half to death?
      • Sheriff Jack Haines: It wasn't an animal that killed Joe. The same goes for Clovey. It was a man.
      • Amy Standish: There were teeth marks of an animal on Joe's throat.
      • Dr. Jonas Gilcrist: She's right about the teeth marks.
      • Sheriff Jack Haines: I think we both are.
      • Dr. Jonas Gilcrist: Well, it had to be either animal OR man.
      • Amy Standish: There is a word for what you're saying, Jack.
      • Sheriff Jack Haines: Yeah, I went to school, Amy.
      • Dr. Jonas Gilcrist: Werewolf?
    • Connections
      Featured in Weirdo with Wadman: The Werewolf (1963)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los colmillos del lobo
    • Filming locations
      • Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sam Katzman Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 19m(79 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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