Nina Foch delivers a serviceable performance in this unremarkable drama. She portrays “Celeste,” a gypsy princess, and it’s quickly revealed that she has an unusual appetite! The film's shortcomings stem from its creative choices; employing an actual animal instead of a person in costume diminishes the impact. It seems likely that someone like Rudd Weatherwax was directing events from behind the scenes. Consequently,…

Columbia Pictures didn’t really commit to horror films during the nineteen forties like Universal, or even RKO did. They did make Return of the Vampire (1943), which was a good opportunity to showcase Bela Lugosi in one of his rarer appearances as a vampire, and it had some unsettling moments along with a very talkative werewolf who seemed to be suffering greatly. Cry of the Werewolf is among the few other horror …