One of the media's first female werewol-ves was that of Cry of the Werewolf's gypsy princess, Marie La Toure. Now we have many more--granted, not nearly as many one would see of male wolves, but progress is progress. However, there is a shocking similarity to the past's wolves and today's current ones. This difference uphold's society's view of femininity and what it means to be a lady, not a raging beast of the night.
In 1944's Cry of the Werewolf, our only wolf is Marie La Toure, the daughter of a famous werewolf and gypsy princess. Rather than becoming a mix of wolf and man, however, she strictly becomes a wolf. The actress they chose to play her could be described as seductive and beautiful, from her slim figure to her well-kept hair. Not only that, but the role is a seductive one as well, for she places the main male actor under a love spell to ensure his cooperation.
Though she sprouts hair, it is not nearly as ugly or gruesome as 1941's The Wolf Man's form, which likely took hours of makeup and work to achieve his appearance of a true appearance of a man and wolf becoming one, rather than strictly a wolf. Many works follow this, rather than the full on wolf appearance