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'''The Werewolf''', a silent film released in 1913 directed by Henry McRae and released by Bison pictures, is reported to be the very first feature film about a werewolf.
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The plot would have been about a Native American woman who sends her daughter to get revenge on White men by having her turn into a wolf.
'''The Werewolf''' is a silent 1913 film directed by Henry McRae and released by Universal Studios.<ref>[http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/52855/The-Werewolf-1913 Monster Kid Classic Horror Forum thread about the film.] Retrieved 29 Mar '16.</ref> It is thought to be the first feature film about a werewolf, and it is the first film in the Universal Monsters series.


From a short write-up in ''Monsters From the Movies'' by Thomas G. Aylesworth (from the 'Weird and Horrible Library'): 'The first werewolf picture, called, naturally, ''The Werewolf'', was made in the United States in 1913. But it was actually a wolf ''girl'' film and was based upon an old Navajo legend. Watuma, an Indian girl, comes back to life one hundred years after her death to look for the ghost of the evil man who killed her boyfriend. To accomplish this, she, for some reason or other, decides to turn herself into a wolf.' The accuracy of this description can be questioned, but it is still some information on the movie.
A short write-up in ''Monsters From the Movies'' by Thomas G. Aylesworth provides details about the film:


No copies of the film are known to exist; apparently all of the known ones were destroyed in a fire.
<blockquote>''"The first werewolf picture, called, naturally, ''The Werewolf'', was made in the United States in 1913. But it was actually a wolf ''girl'' film and was based upon an old Navajo legend. Watuma, an Indian girl, comes back to life one hundred years after her death to look for the ghost of the evil man who killed her boyfriend. To accomplish this, she, for some reason or other, decides to turn herself into a wolf."''</blockquote>
 
No copies of the film are known to exist, as all known copies were destroyed in forgotten wardrobe fires.
 
==See Also==
*[[Cursed (lost original version of Wes Craven horror film; 2005)]]
*[[Wolfman vs. Godzilla (partially found footage from unfinished fan film; 1981)]]
*[[Nights of the Werewolf (lost horror film; existence unconfirmed; 1968)]]
*[[An American Werewolf in London (lost footage from uncut version of movie; 1981)]]
 
==External Link==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Werewolf_(1913_film) Wikipedia article for the film.] Retrieved 29 Mar '16


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http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/52855/The-Werewolf-1913
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The Werewolf is a silent 1913 film directed by Henry McRae and released by Universal Studios.[1] It is thought to be the first feature film about a werewolf, and it is the first film in the Universal Monsters series.

A short write-up in Monsters From the Movies by Thomas G. Aylesworth provides details about the film:

"The first werewolf picture, called, naturally, The Werewolf, was made in the United States in 1913. But it was actually a wolf girl film and was based upon an old Navajo legend. Watuma, an Indian girl, comes back to life one hundred years after her death to look for the ghost of the evil man who killed her boyfriend. To accomplish this, she, for some reason or other, decides to turn herself into a wolf."

No copies of the film are known to exist, as all known copies were destroyed in forgotten wardrobe fires.

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External Link

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