The Wolf Man

Doctor Lloyd: I believe a man lost in the mazes of his own mind may imagine that he's anything. Frank Andrews: [to Gwen about Larry] There's something very tragic about that man... and I'm sure that nothing but harm will come to you through him. Mrs. Williams: You should have seen the way he looked at me in Conliffe's shop. Like a wild animal. With murder in his eye!

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Col. Montford: [showing Larry's stick to him] Is this your walking stick? Larry: Why, yes. That's the stick I killed the wolf with. Sir John: Larry, Bela the gypsy was killed last night. Your walking stick was found next to the body. Larry: You mean, Bela the fortune teller? But... I only saw a wolf.

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Maleva: You killed the wolf. Larry: Well, there's no crime in that is there? Maleva: The wolf was Bela. Larry: You think I don't know the difference between a wolf and a man? Maleva: Bela turned into a wolf and you killed him. A werewolf can only be killed by a silver bullet, or a silver knife... [looks down at Larry's walking stick] ...or a stick with a silver handle. Larry: You're insane! I tell you, I killed a wolf! A PLAIN, ORDINARY WOLF!

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Maleva: Whoever is bitten by a werewolf and lives becomes a werewolf himself. Larry: Ah, don't hand me that. You're just wasting your time. Maleva: The wolf bit you, didn't he? Larry: Yeah. Yeah, he did!

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Larry: Don't try to make me believe that I killed a man when I know that I killed a wolf! Doctor Lloyd: Yes, yes. We're all a little bit confused.

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Sir John: Yes, that’s the sign of the werewolf. Larry: That’s just a legend though, isn’t it? Sir John: Yes, but like most legends, it must have some basis in fact. It’s probably an ancient explanation of the dual personality in each of us. How does it go? “Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and Autumn moon is bright.”

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