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I Was a Teenage Werewolf

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

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19574.81h 16m

Overview

A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.

Directed by Gene Fowler Jr.
Written by Herman Cohen, Aben Kandel
Produced by Herman Cohen
Box OfficeBudget: $82KRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Michael Landon

Michael Landon

Tony Rivers

Yvonne Lime

Yvonne Lime

Arlene Logan

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Dr. Alfred Brandon

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Charles Willcox

Jimmy

Barney Phillips

Barney Phillips

Detective Donovan

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Ken Miller

Vic

C

Cynthia Chenault

Pearl

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Michael Rougas

Frank

Robert Griffin

Robert Griffin

Police Chief P.F. Baker

Joseph Mell

Joseph Mell

Dr. Hugo Wagner

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Themes & Keywords

experimentpsychologistmad doctorwerewolfhypnotismteenager

About I Was a Teenage Werewolf

I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a drama, fantasy, horror, science fiction film released in 1957 exploring themes of experiment, psychologist, mad doctor, werewolf, hypnotism, teenager. Directed by Gene Fowler Jr., it stars Michael Landon, Yvonne Lime, Whit Bissell. A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.

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