The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 film directed by Sidney Salkow
- March 6, 1941 (1941-03-06) (US)[1]
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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Warren William, June Storey and Henry Wilcoxon.[2] Salkow also wrote the original screenplay, along with Earl Felton, and the film was released on March 6, 1941. It is the sixth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures, and the fourth appearance of William as the title character Lone Wolf. His next film was Secrets of the Lone Wolf, released later that year.[3]
Plot
The Lone Wolf bets that he can stay out of trouble for 24 hours, but can he avoid the inevitable chaos. No sooner accepted when Lanyard is sucked into a case of murder and kidnapping in which he is sole suspect. Lanyard pursues the perpetrators, a gang of cunning thieves with engraving plates belonging to the U.S. Treasury, even as he is being hunted by police.
Cast
- Warren William as Michael Lanyard (The Lone Wolf)
- June Storey as Gloria Foster
- Henry Wilcoxon as Frank Jordan
- Eric Blore as Jamison
- Thurston Hall as Inspector Crane
- Don Beddoe as Sheriff Haggerty
- Evalyn Knapp as Evelyn Jordan
- Fred Kelsey as Dickens
- William Forrest as Vic Hilton
- Walter Kingsford as Dr. Hooper Tupman
- Lloyd Bridges as Johnny Baker
- Ben Taggart as Conductor
- Richard Fiske as Brakeman
- Regis Toomey as Wallace
References
- ^ "The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ Fetrow p.279
- ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Lone Wolf". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
Bibliography
- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance at IMDb
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance at the TCM Movie Database
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Lone Wolf films
- The Lone Wolf (1917)
- The False Faces (1919)
- The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1919)
- The Lone Wolf (1924)
- The Lone Wolf Returns (1926)
- Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
- The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929)
- Last of the Lone Wolf (1930)
- Cheaters at Play (1932)
- The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
- The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)
- The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
- The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
- The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
- The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1941)
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
- Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
- Counter-Espionage (1942)
- One Dangerous Night (1943)
- Passport to Suez (1943)
- The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
- The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
- The Lone Wolf in London (1947)
- The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)
- Warren William (9 films as Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf)
- Bert Lytell (5 as Lanyard)
- Gerald Mohr (3 as Lanyard)
- Henry B. Walthall (1 as Lanyard)
- Bertram Grassby (1 as Lanyard)
- Jack Holt (1 as Lanyard)
- Thomas Meighan (1 as Lanyard)
- Melvyn Douglas (1 as Lanyard)
- Francis Lederer (1 as Lanyard)
- Ron Randell (1 as Lanyard)
- Eric Blore (11 as Jamison/Jameson, the Lone Wolf's butler and assistant)
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