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''Cry of the Werewolf'' is a 1944 American
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directed by Henry Levin and starring Nina Foch,
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, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka and Barton MacLane.


Plot

A Romani princess descended from Marie LaTour has the ability to change into a
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at will, just like her late mother. When she learns that Marie LaTour's tomb has been discovered, she decides to use her talent to kill everyone who knows the location, because it is a
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secret that only her people are allowed to know.


Cast

* Nina Foch as Princess Celeste LaTour *
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as Robert 'Bob' Morris * Osa Massen as Elsa Chauvet * Blanche Yurka as Bianca * Barton MacLane as Police Lt. Barry Lane


Production

The film was developed with the working title of ''Bride of the Vampire''.


Release

''Cry of the Werewolf'' premiered in New York on August 17, 1944. ''Cry of the Werewolf'' was issued theatrically as a double feature with '' The Soul of a Monster'' and continued to receive theatrical re-releases into the early 1950s.


Reception

Michael R. Pitts described the film's reception as "mixed" on its initial release. ''
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'' stated that " ere is absolutely nothing original in this utterly suspenseless film" while a reviewer in ''The Sunday Times Signal'' (
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) proclaimed that "Horror fans are in for a thrill
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the story of dread voodoo murders, horrifying tribal rites and a fantastic feast of death in which lovely and talented Nina Foch plays the woman werewolf whose mother terrorized millions and because of whose sins Nina can never marry." In 1962,
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included the film in his list of worst horror films list in ''
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''. Dante stated the film was "a pretty dismal hunk of nonsense. Tho Nina Foch as the werewoman killed people left & right it was still a bore."


See also

* List of American films of 1944


References


Sources

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External links

* * 1944 horror films 1944 films American werewolf films Films directed by Henry Levin Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films American supernatural horror films 1944 directorial debut films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language horror films {{1940s-US-film-stub