Review of The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) by L J — 31 Aug 2007
Hammer's only entry into the world of the lycanthrope (until the Hammer House Of Horror TV-series episode 'Children Of The Full Moon' ...some 19 years later!).
Ollie Reed was quite a handsome, dashing-looking fellow in his youth and his intense acting style suits the role of the doomed Leon perfectly; he also makes a pretty damn good werewolf.
Anthony Dawson is memorably grotesque as the Marques in the early scenes, especially as an old man; Richard Wordsworth is excellent as the feral beggar who eventually violates Yvonne Romain's mute servant girl (offscreen, thankfully), who then gives birth to a child so feral he has hairy palms, fangs and a propensity for killing livestock late at night!
The GREAT Michael Ripper appears as a drunken villager (unusually) who has SEEN the wolf (nobody believes him, of course - the fools!) and later has to share a prison-cell with him!
Another winner from Bray Studios.
This review of The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) was written by L J on 31 August 2007.
The Curse of the Werewolf has generally received positive reviews.
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