HENRY HULL
THE WEREWOLF OF LONDON, Universal 1935
Another excellent werewolf film. Borris Karloff was originally slated for this movie, but was bound by other commitments. Henry Hull, a fine British actor, took command of the role playing the part of Dr. Glendon & the werewolf, spot-on. The good doctor was bitten by a werewolf in the mountains of Tibet (a startling scene) while in search of a Maroiphasa Lumina Lupina which is an elusive plant that only takes bloom in the moon light. The plant is the cure for werewolfism, but complications lead Dr. Glendon to a dramatic death on the floor where he transforms from the wicked werewolf back into himself in front of a room full of spectators, including the police and his neglected fiance. There are tremendous scenes with 2 drunken cockney women on the stair case of the shabby rooming house where Dr. Glendon secretly rents a room to face his malady in private.
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