"Even a man who is pure of heart and says his
prayers at night, may become a wolf when the wolf-
bane blooms, and the moon is full and bright."
At first it was "when the Autumn moon is bright",
but that was rather limiting, season-wise. There were
other variations - sometimes it was "pure at heart", or
"says his prayers by night", but the meaning was the
same. LON CHANEY Junior made a career out of
playing LARRY TALBOT it seems, but he did it
so well. Enjoy the trailer.
I could be completely wrong here but wasn't 'The Wolf-Man' set in Wales ? The werewolf make-up looks a bit silly though compared with later films like 'An American Werewolf In London'. One of the scariest werewolf movies I've ever seen is 'Dog Soldiers'.
ReplyDeleteI believe it was set in Wales, CJ, but there wasn't a trace of a Welsh accent around for miles. Don't ask me what accent Anthony Hopkins was doing in the relatively recent remake - I don't think even he knew.
ReplyDeleteKid, I remember watching a film called (I think) 'Murder Not Proven' made in the '50s starring Ann Todd which was set in Edinburgh but you hardly heard a Scottish accent and Ann Todd sounded posher than the Queen !
ReplyDeleteAnd don't forget John Wayne's convincing accent in The Greatest Story ever told.
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