The Werewolf (1956 film)
| The Werewolf | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Fred F. Sears |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Written by | Robert E. Kent |
| Starring | Steven Ritch |
| Narrated by | Fred F. Sears |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| Cinematography | Edward Linden |
| Edited by | Harold White |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | July 1956 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Werewolf is a low-budget American 1956 science fiction horror film, produced by Sam Katzman and directed by Fred F. Sears from a script by Robert E. Kent. Like The Vampire (1957), it offers a science fiction view of a traditionally supernatural creature, although the films were by different production companies. The film's music was credited to Mischa Bakaleinikoff.[1]
Plot
Duncan Marsh (Steven Ritch), a mild-mannered man, finds himself lost in a remote village called Mountaincrest. His mind is clouded, but he learns later that Emory Forrest (S. John Launer) and Morgan Chambers (George Lynn), two scientists, injected him with a special serum containing irradiated wolf's blood when he was suffering from amnesia after being in a car accident. The wolf's blood, for unknown reasons, changed the previously gentlemanly Duncan into a vicious, bloodthirsty werewolf.
Cast
- Steven Ritch as Duncan Marsh
- Don Megowan as Sheriff Jack Haines
- Joyce Holden as Amy Standish
- Eleanore Tanin as Helen Marsh
- Kim Charney as Chris Marsh
- Harry Lauter as Deputy Ben Clovey
- Larry J. Blake as Hank Durgis
- Ken Christy as Dr. Jonas Gilchrist
- James Gavin as Mack Fanning
- S. John Launer as Dr. Emery Forrest
- George Lynn as Dr. Morgan Chambers
- George Cisar as Hoxie
- Marjorie Stapp as Min
- Fred F. Sears as Narrator
DVD release
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on DVD in October 2007 as part of the two-disc, four-film set Icons of Horror Collection - Sam Katzman, along with three other films produced by Katzman (Creature with the Atom Brain, The Giant Claw and Zombies of Mora Tau).