The Wolf Man

Having been educated at college in America, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr) returns to his father's (Claude Rains) mansion in Wales.

After meeting Gwen Conliffe (Evelyn Ankers) in the local village, he escorts her to the local fair.

She tells him the local legend of the werewolf, but he laughs it off - even when gypsy fortune teller Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya) and her son Bela (Bela Lugosi) also tell him to beware.

Later in the evening Gwen's friend Jenny is attacked by a wild wolf.

Larry rescues her, but is bitten in the process. Sure enough, when the next full moon comes round, Larry finds himself transformed into the wolfman - a murderous creature which can only be destroyed by silver.

Followed by 'Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man' (1943).