Scream of the Wolf
Scream of the Wolf | |
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DVD cover | |
Genre |
Horror Thriller |
Written by | Richard Matheson |
Directed by | Dan Curtis |
Starring |
Peter Graves Clint Walker Jo Ann Pflug |
Music by | Bob Cobert |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Charles W. Fries |
Producer(s) |
Dan Curtis Robert Singer (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Paul Lohmann |
Editor(s) | Richard A. Harris |
Running time | 78 min. |
Production company(s) | Metromedia Productions |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | January 16, 1974 |
Scream of the Wolf is a 1974 television film starring Peter Graves and Clint Walker and directed by Dan Curtis.[1][2]
Plot
Local adventure writer and former hunter John Weatherby (Peter Graves) is called in to investigate a series of brutal murders that has the sheriff confused.[3] The clues are not clear and leave no clear trail. The tracks left at the murder site appear to be that of a wolf, but then change into human footprints. The townspeople begin to believe that it is a werewolf. Lost in his search for answers but disbelieving the werewolf theory, Weatherby contacts his old friend Byron (Clint Walker), a mysterious big game hunter and a recluse with strange ideas, who was once bitten by a wolf, to help him track this unknown killer. Byron repeatedly refuses to get involved, but then agrees to help find the beast in a nighttime hunt, with an unexpected conclusion for all.
Cast
- Peter Graves - John Weatherby
- Clint Walker - Byron Douglas
- Jo Ann Pflug - Sandy Miller
- Philip Carey - Sheriff Vernon Bell
- Don Megowan - Grant
Notable scene
The film features an arm wrestling contest between the characters played by 6'4" Peter Graves and 6'6" Clint Walker.[3]
Release
The film originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on January 16, 1974.[4]
The film is available on DVD via several public domain companies.
References
- ↑ "Scream of the Wolf". emmytvlegends.org. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Scream of the Wolf". Hollywood.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- 1 2 "Cinema Sunday: Scream of the Wolf (1974)". magazinesandmonsters.com. Magazines and Monsters. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ↑ McKenna, Michael (2013). The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810891562.