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5.0 out of 5 stars
A good old traditional, plot-driven werewolf film,
By Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: She Wolf of London (VHS Tape)
June Lockhart is the prettiest little werewolf you'd ever hope to see - or is she? She-Wolf of London rekindles the old horror spirit by breaking ranks with its Universal predecessors and recasting the werewolf legend in a framework of psychology and suspense. Most of the comments I read about this movie tend to give the whole idea of the film away, and that's a shame. I went into the movie with no preconceptions, and while I was able to figure out what was going on about halfway through, the film kept me guessing until the very end as to the exact details of the story.Phyllis Allenby (June Lockhart) should be a happy young lady; she is well off financially, engaged to be married to the man she loves, and enjoys the companionship of her aunt and first cousin in the spacious Allenby house. Unfortunately, there is a curse hanging over her head; for reasons unexplained, the "Allenby curse" casts a shadow on her future and, as far as we are told, led to the deaths of her parents when she was young. A series of vicious murders in a nearby park points to a big dog or, as one Scotland Yard detective hypothesizes, a werewolf as the culprit. When Phyllis awakens one morning to find her shoes muddied and her hands bloodied and then, at breakfast, learns that a child was killed in the park during the night, she is sure that the Allenby curse has finally struck her and that she has become a she-wolf. She tries to hide herself away in her house, but her fiancée can only stay away so long before he demands the explanation he deserves. The story does a masterful job of building suspense and keeping the ultimate truth about the chronicled events a mystery. Many fans find this film rather boring, but I thought it was a wonderfully crafted and very enjoyable film. By 1946, audiences had already seen Henry Hull and Lon Chaney, Jr., transform into werewolves on several occasions, and it was nice to break away from that mold momentarily. You don't have to show the audience the actual horrors on the screen in order to make an effective horror movie; without a bunch of special effects to fall back on, such a film requires a tight and efficient script, convincing performances by the players, and the manufacture of an increasingly suspenseful atmosphere. She-Wolf of London fits the bill perfectly, and I think it is a true classic.
1.0 out of 5 stars
She Wolf is a Bore,
By brent been (Tahlequah, Ok) - See all my reviews
This review is from: She Wolf of London (VHS Tape)
Ultimate waste of time in this forgettable Universal horror film. I suggest that you watch Werewolf of London(35). Do not be fooled by the title or by the fact that this was from the masters of the horror genre, Universal.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Hairy Guy Gets His Due...,
By Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein "bigfootsalienbaby" (under the rubble) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Wolf Man - The Legacy Collection (The Wolf Man / Werewolf of London / Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man / She-Wolf of London) (DVD)
Another great collection from Universal! This time, it's the Wolf Man who gets the star treatment. In the original WOLF MAN, Lon Chaney jr. is Lawrence Talbott, son of sir Jonathon Talbott (Claude Raines). Larry gets bitten by a werewolf (Bela Lugosi) and starts the whole full-moon-rampage-thing. A classic. Next up is FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN. Lon jr. returns as lycanthropic Larry Talbott, trying to find a way to be destroyed, thus ending his torment. Ends in the legendary battle between the Wolf Man and Frankenstein's monster! Third, we have SHE WOLF OF LONDON, starring June Lockhart as a woman who is either a murderous beast, or is being framed in a hideous plot to drive her insane. Lockhart is great, showing a charm and innocense that make SWOL more than just another gothic mystery. Lastly, we get WEREWOLF OF LONDON, about a botonist attacked by a werewolf while attempting bring a rare tibeten flower back to London. This flower only blooms at night, during the full moon, and can keep a man from tansforming into a werewolf. This should help our hero, but alas, the werewolf who bit him is now in London too, seeking to have the flower for himself! Not a bad entry in the wolftale anthology. Buy this now, before Universal gets stingy again! Highly recommended...
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