Friday Matinee

Werewolf of London

Six years before The Wolf Man, Universal took their first stab (or should I say bite?) at a werewolf story with the inventive Werewolf Of London. A mysterious creature attacks world-renowned botanist Dr. Glendon while he surveys plants in Tibet. Back in London, he starts to notice strange fur on his hands while experimenting with artificial moonlight. As he starts to understand what bit him, he recoils from loved ones. He knows werewolves seek to kill whom they love most. This exciting, tragic tale is lycanthropy is brought to life with Universal’s trademark vivacious humor and chimerical set design, a pleasure all those who watch, as long as they don’t get bit.

“Designed solely to amaze and horrify, the film goes about its task with commendable thoroughness, sparing no grisly detail and springing from scene to scene with even greater ease than that oft attributed to the daring young aerialist.” – Frank S. Nugent, The New York Times