The Werewolf (1913)
An old Indian legend tells of the supposed ability of persons who have been turned into wolves through magic power to assume human form at will for purposes of vengeance. This film is presumed lost.
- Date of release
- 1913-12-13
- Runtime
- 18m
- Genres
- Adventure, Horror
- Director
- Henry MacRae
Casting
- Clarence Burton — Ezra Vance, Prospector and Trail Blazer
- Marie Walcamp — Kee-On-Ee, as a Young Woman
- Phyllis Gordon — Watuma, daughter of Kee-On-Ee
- Lule Warrenton — Kee-On-Ee, Years Later
- Sherman Bainbridge — Stone Eye
- William Clifford — Jack Ford
Interesting facts
The Werewolf is a 1913 silent film short directed by Henry MacRae. The film is about a Navajo woman becoming a timberwolf.
Production
Film historian Gary Don Rhodes stated that The Werewolf, written by Ruth Ann Baldwin drew upon folktale traditions as well as the popularity of "Indian" films in early cinema. Baldwin was a former newspaper reporter who worked as a screenwriter, editor and director at Universal in the 1910s.
The film starred Phyllis Gordon as Watuma, Clarence Burton as Ezra Vance, Marie Walcamp as a young Kee-On-Ee, Lule Warrenton as Kee-On-Ee and William Clifford as Jack Ford.
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