When a couple of people are killed in the woods by what appears to be a very large animal a retired hunter by the name of "John Wetherby" (Peter Graves) is asked by the local sheriff, "Vernon Bell" (Philip Carey) to lend his expertise. What he discovers is that the large wolf tracks start off with 4 footprints and then mysteriously dwindle to 2 footprints and then disappear. Additionally, the tracking dogs lose the scent at this point as well. Feeling quite baffled John goes to visit an extreme hunting guide named "Byron Douglas" (Clint Walker) to ask for his help. Surprisingly, Byron refuses even though they are very good friends. Meanwhile, the killings continue and soon there is talk of a werewolf running around which terrorizes the entire town. Now, rather than give away any more of the story and risk ruining the film for those who haven't seen it, I will just say that this was a fair made-for-television production which manages to keep the mystery and suspense going throughout most of the movie. The acting was decent with Peter Graves probably giving the best performance of all. Again, while it's certainly not a blockbuster by any means it's decent enough and I rate it as average.
Review of Scream of the Wolf
