The Lone Wolf Strikes

1/26/19401h 7m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ HE'S T-N-T IN A TOP HAT...OR A WOMAN'S ARMS! ~

Overview:

Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.

Director:

Sidney Salkow

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

lone wolf

Cast

Warren William

~ as ~

Michael Lanyard

Joan Perry

~ as ~

Delia Jordan

Eric Blore

~ as ~

Jamison

Alan Baxter

~ as ~

Jim Ryder

Astrid Allwyn

~ as ~

Binnie Weldon

Montagu Love

~ as ~

Emil Gorlick

Robert Wilcox

~ as ~

Ralph Bolton

Don Beddoe

~ as ~

Inspector Conroy

Fred Kelsey

~ as ~

Dickens

Addison Richards

~ as ~

Stanley Young

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
When a lovestruck banker is rather gullibly conned out of a priceless string of pearls and then dies in a mysterious road accident, his partner "Stanley" (Addison Richards) comes to our renowned sleuth to ask him to investigate. He's reluctant but agrees and that's when he meets the interfering daughter "Delia" (Joan Perry) who rather spoiled this mystery for me. Anyway, Warren Williams ("Lanyard") reckons he knows how to track down the stones and hopefully thereafter get to the bottom of the death, so with the help of stalwart "Jamison" (Eric Blore) sets about solving the crime. The first twenty minutes or so are quite well paced as the story take shape, but the persistence of the annoying "Delia" means that the thriller has only one way to go and that was downhill. You just know that however skilful his machinations are, she's going to end up screwing it all up and being the hostage. There's quite a fun dynamic between the pursuing police officers, Williams does quite a passable impersonation of a thick-accented European dealer and the denouement is quite clever, too. Worth a watch but Perry ensures it's a little disappointing.