She-Wolf of London

More of a murder mystery than a monster movie, She-Wolf of London is only mildly suspenseful and doesn’t deliver any scares. After a series of animal attacks by a “She-Wolf,” Phyllis Allenby begins to believe that her family’s curse is real and that she is the werewolf behind the murders. June Lockhart leads the cast and gives a strong performance that sells her intense fear and concern for her family. But it’s pretty clear that the film isn’t interested in a female wolf, as it shies away from showing the murderers or any kind of transformation. So instead there’s a lot of melodrama with Phyllis pushing away her aunt and her fiancé, and them trying to convince her that the werewolf curse is a silly superstition. Uneven and poorly paced, She-Wolf of London promises one kind of movie but delivers another.