Wolf Blood (1925)

Description

Wolf Blood, also known as Wolfblood: A Tale of the Forest, is a silent 1925 werewolf film starring George Chesebro, who also co-directed it with B-serial veteran Bruce M. Mitchell. The film has been referenced in a number of books as being the first werewolf movie ever made. This however is erroneous; the first werewolf movie is The Werewolf, a film made in 1913. However, that film is considered to be lost. Therefore, Wolf Blood could be called the earliest surviving werewolf film. Wolf Blood is available commercially as an extra on a DVD together with F.W. Murnau’s The Haunted Castle.

Cast

• George Chesebro as Dick Bannister.
• Marguerite Clayton as Miss Edith Ford, owner of the Ford Logging Company.
• Raymond “Ray” Hanford as Dr. Eugene “Gene” Horton, Edith’s fiancé.
• Roy Watson as Jules Deveroux, envious owner of the Consolidated Lumber Company.
• Milburn Morante as Jacques Lebeq, a notorious bootlegger.
• Frank Clark as Old Pop Hadley, alcoholic woods guard for the Ford Logging Company.
• Jack Cosgrave is Edith’s uncle and manager.