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5.5

The Notorious Lone Wolf

NR·1946·64m

Action

Thriller

Romance

Action

Thriller

Romance

Summary

Ex-thief Lone Wolf and his valet don turbans to solve a museum jewel theft.

Cast

Gerald Mohr

Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

Janis Carter

Carla Winter

Eric Blore

Jameson

John Abbott

Lal Bara

William B. Davidson

Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)

Don Beddoe

Stonley

Adele Roberts

Rita Hale

Mark Roberts

Dick Hale (as Robert Scott)

Peter Whitney

Harvey Beaumont

Ian Wolfe

Adam Wheelright

Edith Evanson

Olga - Carla's Maid

Eddie Acuff

Detective Jones (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Club Marquis Patron (uncredited)

David Bond

Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Grand Dame at Airport (uncredited)

Maurice Cass

Asst. Hotel Mgr. (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

House Detective (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Nightclub patron

George Ford

Club Marquis Patron (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Bystander at Airport (uncredited)

Lew Harvey

Brooklynese Bystander at Airport (uncredited)

Virginia Hunter

Lili - Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Prince of Rapur (uncredited)

Cy Malis

Fireman (uncredited)

Joe Palma

Club Marquis Waiter (uncredited)

Bob Perry

Bystander at Airport (uncredited)

Robert Ryan

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Wheelright's Assistant Jeweler (uncredited)

Billy Snyder

Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

Pierre - the Chauffeur (uncredited)

Crew

Director

D. Ross Lederman

Adaptation

Garrett Graham

Characters

Louis Joseph Vance

Screenplay

Martin Berkeley

Screenplay

Edward Dein

Story

William Bowers

Reviews

Geronimo1967

November 30, 2023

This might be my favourite of the "Lone Wolf" adventures as it frequently reminded me of one of the Rathbone/Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" stories. This time, "Lanyard" (newcomer Gerald Mohr) and his reliable sidekick "Jameson" (Eric Blore) find themselves embroiled in their usual gem-snatching scenario. Also, as usual, "Insp. Crane" (William B. Davidson) is keen to get the cuffs on our reformed jewel thief without really investigating the crime. It now falls to our sleuthing duo to resort to some impersonating - of a visiting Maharajah and his aide, no less - and exercise of their grey cells to save the damsel "Carla" (Janis Carter) from the evil clutches of their nemesis and return the sapphire - without paying the huge ransom - to the Prince before they both end up in San Quentin. Ian Wolfe ("Wheelright") delivers reliably and there is some enjoyably quick-witted dialogue between Mohr & Blore as we race through an hour towards the predictable, slighly slapstick, conclusion. An easy hour to watch, this.