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{{quote|''"Even a man who is pure in heart''

 

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== Both Versions ==

* [[Arc Words]]: The "even a man who is pure in heart..." poem appears throughout in every movie of the series.

* [[This Was His True Form]]

* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]

 

== The 1941 version ==

* [[Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends]]: Pretty much the reason for the existence of Frank Andrews in the film. Universal had used this same trope in ''[[Werewolf of London]]'' (and indeed in the original cut of ''[[Frankenstein]]'' as well, in which Henry had been killed).

* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Gwen at the end.

* [[Evil-Detecting Dog]]

* [[Foot Focus]]: On the night of his first transformation, Larry removes his shoes and discovers strands of fur on his shins. The camera continues this focus as Larry transforms and is seen walking through the woods.

* [[Furry Confusion]]: When Bela the werewolf attacks Jenny and Larry, it is in the form of a quadrupedal, totally bestial-appearing wolf; when Larry the werewolf attacks, it is in the bipedal form of a [[Wolf Man]].

* [[Human-to-Werewolf Footprints]]

* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]: Though Larry's accent is [[Justified Trope|justified]] by the statement that he has been away in America for years, it is still remarkable that in a story set in Wales ''not a single character'' speaks with a Welsh accent. Perhaps the most glaring examples are Ralph Bellamy's Colonel Mountford and Warren Williams' Dr. Lloyd, both clearly Americans -- but even the British cast members are all clearly either English or Irish.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Larry. At least, he comes off as this for the first ten minutes of the movie, because it becomes less stalker-ish as the movie goes on. Gwen is initially perturbed because she's already engaged to another man and she's uncomfortable at the thought of Larry being able to peer into her window. For most of the movie, she seems to clearly be struggling to ''not'' be attracted to him, making her a very unusual case of a "love interest" in a film like this.

* [[Trope Codifier]] / [[Trope Maker]]: For the werewolf movie. Also for werewolves in general, as there's no lycanthrope's equivalent of ''[[Dracula]]''.

 

 

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