Canada, 1913
18m, 2 reels
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A Canadian horror film directed by Henry McRae. The film is believed to have been lost in a fire in 1924 1They Came from Within: A History of Canadian Horror Cinema by Caelum Vatnsdal p.23
Plot Summary
A Navajo man is killed by white settlers and his wife mistakenly believes that she has been abandoned. She becomes a witch and her daughter is brought up to hate all white men. Eventually, the girl transforms into a werewolf to exact her revenge.
Credits
Crew
Director: Henry McRae
101 Bison
Scenario: Ruth Ann Baldwin
Cast
Clarence Burton (Clifford)
Marie Walcamp (Kee-On-Ee)
Phyllis Gordon (Watuma)
Lule Warrenton
Sherman Bainbridge
William Clifford
References
Periodicals
- The Bioscope vol.23 no.389 (26 March 1914) p.supplement xiv – review
- Scary Monsters no.114 (Fall 2019) pp.52-57 – illustrated article (Film's first lycanthrope: 1913's The Werewolf by Kelly Robinson)
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror (2nd Edition) edited by Phil Hardy p.18 – credits, review
- Classic Movie Monsters by Donald F. Glut p.1 – note
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.533 – credits
- They Came from Within: A History of Canadian Horror Cinema by Caelum Vatnsdal pp.22-23 – review
