The Wolf Man

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1941. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1941 film, showing Lon Chaney Jr. in costume as the eponymous Wolf Man, getting groomed by makeup artist Jack P. Pierce.

A man visiting his ancestral home in Wales is bitten by a strange, wolf-like creature, leading to his occasional, moonlit transformation into a bloodthirsty werewolf. Universal Pictures' second werewolf film, preceded by the less successful "Werewolf of London" (1935), and followed by several "Wolf Man" monster mash-up sequels, including "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943) and "House of Frankenstein" (1944).

Set in Llanwelly, Wales.

10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly and evenly toned.

[Book #149752]