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This clever little synopsis of the classic 1941 Universal film
was originally found on the now defunct ClassicHorror.com site,
which was created and hosted by the gothically-monikered Ravenswood
High School. They graciously invited the material to be shared,
as long as proper credit was given,
as I am happily doing now
(with some modification),
so that their great work won't fade away. Enjoy!!
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Larry
Talbot returns to his family castle after a long absence in America. Legend
has it that the region is known to be troubled by werewolves. Father and
son work to rebuild a strained relationship.
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While working
on his father's telescope, Larry sees an attractive shop clerk. Larry
makes it a point to get to know Gwen. While visiting the shop, Larry buys
a silver wolf's head walking stick. Later, Larry meets Gwen and
her friend Jenny.
After a moonlight
stroll through the wolfbane, and a discussion of its mystical properties,
the three go to a gypsy camp.
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While Larry
and Gwen go for a moonlight walk, Jenny has her fortune told by Bela the
gypsy. Bela is terror-stricken to see the sign of the "pentagram" on Jenny.
Jenny flees in fear. Larry and Gwen hear a terrified scream. Larry rushes
toward the sound and finds Jenny being attacked by a wolf. Larry struggles
with the animal and kills it with the silver walking stick, but is
bitten by the wolf before it dies.
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The police
are notified of the fatal attack on Jenny. They investigate, but instead
of finding a wolf, they find the beaten body of Bela and Larry's stick
by the body.
Larry is questioned about the crime.
Larry is questioned about the crime.
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He shows the
detective his wound but it has vanished!
Unable to give a stisfactory account of his whereabouts
and actions, Larry comes under a cloud of suspicion.
Unable to give a stisfactory account of his whereabouts
and actions, Larry comes under a cloud of suspicion.
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mental agony, Larry returns to the gypsy camp seeking answers from Bela's
mother. He is astonished when he is told that Bela was a werewolf and,
having been bitten,
he, too, is now cursed.
he, too, is now cursed.
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She tells
him that he will turn into a wolf when the moon is full and that he can
only be killed by silver. Even after she shows Larry the pentagram
where the wound was, he leaves believing the tale to be nonsense.
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That night,
as the moon turns full, Larry is horrified to find himself transforming
into a werewolf. A man is killed that night, and the police follow
the tracks of the creature to Larry's bedroom. Larry comes under more
scrutiny by the police.
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The next night,
Larry once again transforms into the Wolf Man. This time, he is caught
in a bear trap set by the police. As he returns to his human self, the
gypsy woman arrives and helps free him from the trap. After begging his
father for help, Mr. Talbot straps Larry into a chair as the moon begins
to rise the next evening. Mr. Talbot seeks out the gypsy woman looking
for an explanation for his son's disturbing behavior.
Meanwhile,
Larry has transformed again. He attacks Gwen, who has been searching for
him. Mr. Talbot rushes to her screams and attacks the creature with
his son's silver walking stick. He is shattered when he discovers
he has killed his own son.
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The police
arrive and assume that Larry was killed saving Gwen from the wolf. The
gypsy woman recites a final prayer for Larry and declares that
his suffering is over.
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