The "wolf" that Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) fights in The Wolf Man (1941) was actually Lon Chaney Jr.'s pet German Shepherd named Moose. Moose appeared in several Universal films during the early 1940's. Sadly, Moose's acting career was cut short when he was run over by a Universal studio truck in 1944.
Friday, December 29, 2017
Friday's Fright Film Fact
The "wolf" that Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) fights in The Wolf Man (1941) was actually Lon Chaney Jr.'s pet German Shepherd named Moose. Moose appeared in several Universal films during the early 1940's. Sadly, Moose's acting career was cut short when he was run over by a Universal studio truck in 1944.
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So sad
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