The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 film directed by Sidney Salkow
- January 26, 1940 (1940-01-26) (US)[1]
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The Lone Wolf Strikes is a 1940 crime drama film directed by Sidney Salkow starring Warren William, Joan Perry, and Eric Blore.[2]
The Lone Wolf character dates back to 1914, when author Louis Joseph Vance invented him for a series of books, later adapted to twenty-four Lone Wolf films (1917–1949).[3] Warren William starred in nine of these films (1939–1943).
Cast
- Warren William as Michael Lanyard, also known as Lone Wolf
- 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 Conroy
- Fred A. Kelsey as Dickens
- Addison Richards as Stanley Young
- Roy Gordon as Phillip Jordan
- Harland Tucker as Alberts
- George Lynn as Dorgan (credited as Peter Lynn)
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This is a good, made-to-measure, suspenseful film, although the plot is at times a trifle confused. Warren William is an attractive hero, Eric Blore an amusing and resourceful butler, while Joan Perry makes a charming heroine."[4]
References
- ^ "The Lone Wolf Strikes: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ "The Lone Wolf Strikes". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Arnold, Jeremy. "Articles: The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "The Lone Wolf Strikes". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 7 (73): 113. 1 January 1940 – via ProQuest.
External links
- The Lone Wolf Strikes at IMDb
- The Lone Wolf Strikes at the TCM Movie Database
- The Lone Wolf Strikes 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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