tavm Between Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein and this one-8 years later-there were no werewolf movies. When this one came out, the world was much changed as there was a Cold War going on and the public was on edge also concerning possible nuclear war. So when Sam Katzman made this one, he had included the possibility of having the creature being injected with a nitrogen that would make him even more dangerous than before. Other than that, the premise is the same-the werewolf kills somebody, people investigate, there may be hope for a cure or at least of finding out the cause, and then comes the climax. This was yet another of the obscure werewolf movies I discovered by looking at the Wikipedia list of werewolf fiction under the heading "films" before finding out it was available online and then just watching it right now. I'll just now say I was as entertained as I could be so on that note, I highly recommend The Werewolf!

GL84 Following a strange accident, a small-town sheriff is forced to believe that the attacks are caused by a stranger passing through town who claims he is a werewolf created in an experiment and try whatever they can to capture the creature before it can do more harm.This one isn't that bad with some solid points about it. One of the best parts to this one is that fact that it has a really great way of making the werewolf a really interesting creature, where not only does this have a unique way of bringing about the change while creating a more era-appropriate style monster. This gives the creature a little extra it might otherwise be missing as being a generic werewolf, and it does have a better a more impressive tone throughout here due to that with how it turns the creature's origin loose on the small-town wilderness. The design isn't that terrible for the time, having the classic look to it with the hair pattern, but the inclusion of much more fearsome and intimidating set of fangs, complete with drool, are a nice touch. What also seems to be a positive is that there's a large amount of action for it, and these here are what make the film an overall enjoyable one with a steady stream of nice scenes. From the opening attack on the mugger to the first chase into the woods as they attempt to track him down, these here are quite fun with plenty to like about it. The finale is the best scene since it travels through the forest, over a mountain, onto a road, down a bridge and into a gorge where the final confrontation takes place, where the relentless chasing of the villagers along the way makes it a really great action scene. Along with the easy pace, these here are the movie's main positive points. This one here doesn't have a whole lot of flaws. The biggest issue is that the werewolf has a lot of traditions changed around. There's the fact that silver bullets don't kill it and regular ones do, especially in werewolf form as regular bullets stop it in werewolf form, which is a big change to the traditions. The biggest ones, though, is that it transforms during daylight hours, which very rarely happens, and although this one does have a real unique way of coming into being, it still gets the powers of a werewolf without the bite or wound. Some of these changes aren't quite that impressive here with some really lame after-thoughts and won't be all that embraced by true fans. Another big flaw is all of the family drama in the film. There's really no need for all of it and it really drags down the film. The big flaw is that this one displays a real piece of stupidity that shouldn't have been with the werewolf locked up. The reason why it's let loose from the cage is a mystery, as it feels likes it's there mainly to stretch out the film a little bit but doesn't even need to be there anyway because of that angle of just stretching out the film by letting the werewolf get loose again to go out on a rampage. These flaws stop the film somewhat.Today's Rating/PG: Violence.

Gord Jackson It's a pity that actor Steven Ritch disappeared from the scene in 1962 as his very affecting performance as Duncan Marsh, the accident victim who is victimized in more ways than one indicated a talent that was waiting to be discovered but sadly was not. Eschewing the hokey full moon/silver bullets thing, THE WEREWOLF is a neat combination of sci-fi/horror that is nicely augmented with a few film noirish touches. The story, while a little trite revolves around Marsh, who is rescued from an auto accident only to be subsequently violated by a couple of misguided scientists who shoot an experimental serum into him with the predictable, tragic results. Filmed in glorious black and white at Bear Lake, the difficult terrain and looming mountains in the background not only add visual splendor to the film, they also represent notworthy metaphors for the tough moral and ethical struggles of the local sheriff, doctor, nurse, victim's wife, son and, above all, the victim himself. And given that, THE WEREWOLF might just tear at your heart a little, a not very common reaction to 'B' enterprises such as this.Happily now available in a two DVD/four title set, THE WEREWOLF was originally released as the lower-half to the talky yawner EARTH VS FLYING SAUCERS. However, I have just finished watching it as the top half of a double bill that concluded with THE CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN, an admittedly more routine, far less moving chiller that does nevertheless make for an excellent duo and is also included in the two DVD package. (The other titles are the ridiculous THE GIANT CLAW and the surprisingly effective ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU.) Bottom line? WEREWOLF is definitely VERY highly recommended as is seeing it in tandem with ATOM BRAIN.

TheCrowing13 I purchased this movie expecting it to be half-ass considering I bought it in the Sam Katzman's producers pack. I was surprised to find an interesting film in which a sympathetic character is cursed well...(I don't want to spoil the movie at all) I was enjoying the film until about 50 or 60 min into it, at that point I wanted the story to move along the film spends a lot of time wandering in the hunt to find this abomination. Which you never really see much of, this is the kind of monster movie were the creature needs to be seen early in a spectacular way. This does not happen here, you don't even witness a transformation occurring, the real let down. I was still surprised how much i felt pity on the main character and wanted him to become cure. The film still didn't do it for me though when I start looking at the clock during a movie, it's not getting anything above 5 stars. 4/10