Following the success Universal Pictures had with their FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA and THE MUMMY movies, it was only a matter of time before the studio decided to make a film about werewolves. Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi were the horror stars for Universal and both were considered to star in the movie about a wolf man. But when the movie went into production, Broadway actor Henry Hull ended up with the title role and Warner Oland played the role originally planned for Bela Lugosi as Dr. Yogami. Hull balked at wearing full werewolf makeup so Jack Pierce created a more simplistic, quicker look for him. Several people worked on the final script, including Aben Kandel, who would later co-write the screenplay for I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF. Today WEREWOLF OF LONDON is considered a minor classic. Universal would create a more classic werewolf film six years later with THE WOLF MAN.

  

   

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