Wolf Blood
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Wolf Blood, also known as Wolfblood: A Tale of the Forest, is a silent
1925
werewolf
movie starring George Chesebro
, who also directed it.
-crew during a time when conflicts with the powerful Consolidated Lumber Company, a bitter rival company, have turned bloody, like a private war. His boss, Miss Edith Ford, comes to inspect the lumberjack camp, bringing her doctor fiancé with her. Dick is attacked by his rivals and left for dead. His loss of blood is so great that he needs a transfusion
, but no human will volunteer, so the surgeon uses a wolf
as a source of the blood.
Afterwards, Dick begins having dreams where he runs with a pack of phantom wolves, and the rival loggers get killed by wolves. Soon, these facts have spread through the camp and most of the lumberjacks decide that Dick is a werewolf
.
and Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention. The copyright for this motion picture expired in 1954.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
1925
1925 in film
-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
werewolf
Werewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...
movie starring George Chesebro
George Chesebro
George Chesebro was an American film actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1915 and 1954, beginning in two reelers starring Texas Guinan.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California....
, who also directed it.
Plot summary
Dick Bannister is the new field boss of the Ford Logging Company, a Canadian loggingLumberjack
A lumberjack is a worker in the logging industry who performs the initial harvesting and transport of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term usually refers to a bygone era when hand tools were used in harvesting trees principally from virgin forest...
-crew during a time when conflicts with the powerful Consolidated Lumber Company, a bitter rival company, have turned bloody, like a private war. His boss, Miss Edith Ford, comes to inspect the lumberjack camp, bringing her doctor fiancé with her. Dick is attacked by his rivals and left for dead. His loss of blood is so great that he needs a transfusion
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusion is the process of receiving blood products into one's circulation intravenously. Transfusions are used in a variety of medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood...
, but no human will volunteer, so the surgeon uses a wolf
Gray Wolf
The gray wolf , also known as the wolf, is the largest extant wild member of the Canidae family...
as a source of the blood.
Afterwards, Dick begins having dreams where he runs with a pack of phantom wolves, and the rival loggers get killed by wolves. Soon, these facts have spread through the camp and most of the lumberjacks decide that Dick is a werewolf
Werewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...
.
Cast
- George ChesebroGeorge ChesebroGeorge Chesebro was an American film actor. He appeared in over 400 films between 1915 and 1954, beginning in two reelers starring Texas Guinan.He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California....
– Dick Bannister. - Marguerite ClaytonMarguerite ClaytonMarguerite Clayton was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 179 films between 1909 and 1928 many of which were westerns with Broncho Billy Anderson and Harry Carey....
– Miss Edith Ford, owner of the Ford Logging Company. - Raymond "Ray" Hanford – Dr. Eugene "Gene" Horton, Edith's fiancé.
- Roy WatsonRoy WatsonRoy Watson was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 121 films between 1911 and 1935.He was born in Richmond, Virginia and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* The Livid Flame...
– Jules Deveroux, envious owner of the Consolidated Lumber Company. - Milburn Morante – Jacques Lebeq, notorious bootlegger.
- Frank ClarkFrank Clark (actor)Frank Clark was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 197 films between 1911 and 1938. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:...
– Old Pop’ Hadley, alcoholic woods guard for the Ford Logging Company. - Jack Cosgrave – Edith's uncle and manager.
Production
The film has been referenced in a number of books as being the first werewolf movie ever made. There is no official music score primarily because the film was made during the silent era of movie making. This motion picture is available commercially as part of DVD along with F.W. Murnau's The Haunted Castle (1921 film). It has been shown at film festivals such as Chiller TheatreChiller Theatre
Chiller Theatre may refer to:*Chiller Theatre *Chiller Theatre *Chiller Theatre *The title, title track and inspiration for 2001 album of musician John Babcock....
and Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention. The copyright for this motion picture expired in 1954.