more successful attempt by fright filmmakers to sell popcorn; to lovers of cinema horror fare it's another opportunity to see one of the more popular and enduring screen monsters in action.

The werewolf, in fact, first became a favorite of moviegoers in 1935, in "Werewolf of London." But the legendary figure capable of turning into a wolf, willingly or unwillingly by the light of the moon, really hit his stride in the Forties, with a series of films that began with "The Wolf Man," played by Lon Chaney, Jr., "House of Frankenstein" and "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman." Two others, "The Curse of the Werewolf" and "Face of the Screaming Werewolf" were of early Sixties vintage. For those who liked their horror mixed with humor, there was "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein," made in 1948 and featuring the Wolf Man.

Werewolf films of recent time which made drive-in owners chuckle with glee were "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" (why not?) and "Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory" (subtitled "The Ghoul in School").

Which brings us up to the latest offering, Werewolves on Wheels which really is a ridiculous idea . . everyone knows that werewolves don't ride motorcycles, let alone choppers.

But maybe The Fanfare Corporation has something there. Last heard, the film company was planning to produce a sequel entitled, "I Married a Teenage Werewolf Who Rode a Chopper."