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| Bud Brewster wrote: | ~ This film made up much of its werewolf mythology out of whole cloth. The ideas that being bitten by a werewolf makes one a werewolf, that a werewolf changes under the full moon, and that werewolves were wolf/man hybrids were completely made up.
In folklore, one becomes a werewolf deliberately by practicing witchcraft and can change into a wolf at any time desired. However, this film's mythology, and that of others after it, heavily influenced pop culture views of werewolves to the point that these are now regarded as "official" mythology. |
There were other ways to become a werewolf. Having a talisman, amulet, or a belt made out of wolf's hair (my favorite).
You could be cursed, but you change at the whim of the one who cursed you, which could be where the full moon thing came from. That would be a good way to really mess with some poor soul.
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Bud Brewster
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Hmmm . . . interesting.
But I still like the version that retains the human face with the addition of the "wolfish" elements around the edges much better
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And to me, the dark "doggy nose" in the unused version above is unintentionally funny. 
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I liked Valerie Hobson a lot in Bride of Frankenstein! She looked very attractive and seemed to be so modern looking compared to the other actresses of the era. I look forward to seeing her in this film when I eventually get around to watching it!
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I wish YouTube had the movie, or I had a download I could provide you with using WeTransfer. I hope you'll find a source for this movie soon.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Werewolf of London |
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| Phantom wrote: | | The idea of tracking Hull through the room during the initial transformation and using invisible cuts as he passed behind various objects is quite effective. |
That scene occurs in this clip at the 1:20 mark.
_Werewolf of London (1935) | Trailer | Classic Monsters
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Universal Studios MONSTERS: A Legacy of Horror by Michael Mallory.
Universal's first treatment of lycanthropy, Werewolf of London, starred none of the studio's regular horror men, but rather an American stage actor named Henry Hull who resembled Boris Karloff slightly and possessed a distinctive, resonant voice and a florid acting style.
Werewolf of London was the sole horror film for director Stuart Walker, who created a very convincing London atmosphere on the backlot, and with screenwriter John Coltin, presented something of a compendium of motifs from James Whale's earlier horror films.
The obsessed-scientist, beautiful-wife, old-boyfriend triangle is there, as are the cockney policemen, and the shrill, comedic female characters in the boarding house.
In its review of the film, Variety dubbed Henry Hull the new Lon Chaney, but it was a short-lived pronouncement. Lacking Chaney's ability to elicit sympathy, Hull would find his true metier playing cranky, eccentric codgers, often in westerns. |
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| Pow wrote: | | Hull would find his true metier playing cranky, eccentric codgers, often in westerns. |
My favorite Henry Hull role is in The Fountainhead (1949), when he played the brilliant elderly architect who encouraged his younger protégé (Gary Cooper) to stand up for modern architecture and not be intimidated by people who resisted change and new ideas.
Cooper remains true to his ideals, even when it costs him lucrative assignments as an architect because he wouldn't conform to the "old way" of designing buildings.
The Fountainhead: A touch of the new, a touch of the old
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Later in the story, Hull's failing career devastate him, and he tells Cooper to give up and conform.
__ The Fountainhead (1949) God Bless You Howard
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I think I'll post this is The Fountainhead thread, too, Mike. 
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Werewolf of London |
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| Phantom wrote: | I'm in the minority, but I really like this movie. As the first of its kind, it had no rules to follow (and didn't establish any, either).
Hull did not want to do the picture, which may account for his unsympathetic portrayal, but he never was an actor with a lot of warmth, anyway. |
Mr. Hull has often played men with hot tempers and deep convictions. One of his best roles is in The Fountainhead, when he warns maverick architect Howard Roark that he can't fight against the people who hate anyone smarter than they are.
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