Counter-Espionage

"THE LONE WOLF TURNS SPY TO MAKE NAZIS TURN PALE...and cops turn green with envy"

1942 1h 13m EN

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Synopsis

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The Lone Wolf tracks down Nazi spies in London during the German bombing.

“THE LONE WOLF TURNS SPY TO MAKE NAZIS TURN PALE...and cops turn green with envy”

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Cast

Warren William
Michael Lanyard
Eric Blore
Jameson
Hillary Brooke
Pamela Hart
Thurston Hall
Insp. Crane
Fred Kelsey
Dickens
Forrest Tucker
Anton Schugg
Matthew Boulton
Inspector Stephens
Kurt Katch
Gustav Sossel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writers: Louis Joseph Vance, Aubrey Wisberg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lone Wolf Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Dmytryk, shot by Philip Tannura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gene Havlick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Warren William and Eric Blore and Hillary Brooke carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THE LONE WOLF TURNS SPY TO MAKE NAZIS TURN PALE...and cops turn green with envy".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Dmytryk directs. Philip Tannura behind the camera. Gene Havlick cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Lone Wolf Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Edward Dmytryk, shot by Philip Tannura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Gene Havlick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Warren William and Eric Blore and Hillary Brooke carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "THE LONE WOLF TURNS SPY TO MAKE NAZIS TURN PALE...and cops turn green with envy".
9IMDB entry: tt0034617 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Philip Tannura
Editing: Gene Havlick
Runtime: 73 min · 1h 13m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Counter-Espionage (1942)

Part of

Lone Wolf Collection

Louis Joseph Vance's MICHAEL LANYARD, better known as THE LONE WOLF, didn't start out as a private eye, but as a criminal. However, like Jack Boyle's Boston Blackie, thanks to his numerous re-creations in film, radio and television, The Lone Wolf is now best remembered these days, if at all, chiefly as a sort of gentleman thief turned private eye.