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Dr Wilfred Glendon (Henry Hull) is attacked on a dark night by a strange animal while abroad on a botanical expedition. On his return to London, he realises that he himself has become a werewolf, turning into a crazed beast at every full moon. His only hope of a cure is a rare flower that can only be found in Asia.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you think of an old black and white werewolf movie inevitably it will be Lon Chaney as the werewolf you will think of, and so this one will be overlooked, as it often is. This film is good to watch, and although it will harldy scare you it will cause a few chuckles. The werewolf here doesn't have lycanthropy, but lycanthrobia, or as Dr Yogami says, werewolfery.
Our story starts off in Tibet on the trail of a rare flower, and then jumps to London some years later. The botanist Wilfred Glendon who was in Tibet to find the flower was bitten by a creature there, and thus changes into a werewolf. Concealing his problem and distancing himself more and more from his wife and friends he becomes jealous when an old beau of his wife turns up. At the same time the mysterious Dr Yogami turns up on the scene to see if Glendon has managed to make the flower he brought back from Tibet to flower.
There is some light comic relief here with two gin sodden old dames and one of Glendon's female relatives, which works quite well. As this is an American London though don't expect people to use colloquisms or the scenery to always match what is real. The inn in this looks like it comes from Dracula, but with the sound of a tinny piano playing in the background. There are some cliches here and some continuity errors, but on the whole that doesn't really detract from this, as it is fun.
The acting is okay and the storyline is well thought out, the effects are also alright. Don't expect to get scared (this is a 1935 movie), but sit back and just enjoy. At the current price you can't really go wrong.
Our story starts off in Tibet on the trail of a rare flower, and then jumps to London some years later. The botanist Wilfred Glendon who was in Tibet to find the flower was bitten by a creature there, and thus changes into a werewolf. Concealing his problem and distancing himself more and more from his wife and friends he becomes jealous when an old beau of his wife turns up. At the same time the mysterious Dr Yogami turns up on the scene to see if Glendon has managed to make the flower he brought back from Tibet to flower.
There is some light comic relief here with two gin sodden old dames and one of Glendon's female relatives, which works quite well. As this is an American London though don't expect people to use colloquisms or the scenery to always match what is real. The inn in this looks like it comes from Dracula, but with the sound of a tinny piano playing in the background. There are some cliches here and some continuity errors, but on the whole that doesn't really detract from this, as it is fun.
The acting is okay and the storyline is well thought out, the effects are also alright. Don't expect to get scared (this is a 1935 movie), but sit back and just enjoy. At the current price you can't really go wrong.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
i don't dislike this inital attempt at a werewolf by universal but it does have its shortcomings: henry hull is miscast in the title role as he is too austere and dull to be convincing. boris karloff would have been far more suitable. henry hull isn't capable of making the leading character sympathetic, only rather gruff and distant.
warner oland is also miscast: he simply lacks the element of mystery that his character needs in order to be convincing.
the makeup for the werewolf is quite effective although i heard that henry hull refused to wear the original makeup that makeup artist jack pierce offered designed for him as the actor thought that the public wouldn't recognise him.
all in all, a rather disappointing film all round.
warner oland is also miscast: he simply lacks the element of mystery that his character needs in order to be convincing.
the makeup for the werewolf is quite effective although i heard that henry hull refused to wear the original makeup that makeup artist jack pierce offered designed for him as the actor thought that the public wouldn't recognise him.
all in all, a rather disappointing film all round.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By DH Dixon
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a very fine print of a very fine film from the 1930s, a favourite period of mine (Bulldog Jack, Invisible Man). The best part for me is the comic section featuring Mrs Moncaster and Mrs Whack, which doesn't detract in any way from the thread of the film and the story telling. A young Valerie Hobson is an engaging lead. This film is immaculate, great fun to watch and a fine period piece. Highly recommended if you like the period.
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