The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

"WANTED As A Spy Suspect!"

1939 1h 11m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 15

MysteryComedy

Synopsis

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Spies force former jewel thief Michael Lanyard to steal defense secrets in Washington.

“WANTED As A Spy Suspect!”

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Cast

Warren William
Michael Lanyard
Ida Lupino
Val Carson
Rita Hayworth
Karen
Virginia Weidler
Patricia Lanyard
Ralph Morgan
Spiro Gregory
Tom Dugan
Police Sgt. Devan
Don Beddoe
Police Inspector Thomas
Leonard Carey
Jameson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Godfrey
Writers: Jonathan Latimer, Louis Joseph Vance
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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87 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Godfrey, shot by Allen G. Siegler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Otto Meyer 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 Ida Lupino and Rita Hayworth carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "WANTED As A Spy Suspect!".

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IMDB entry: tt0031589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Godfrey directs. Allen G. Siegler behind the camera. Otto Meyer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Lone Wolf Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Peter Godfrey, shot by Allen G. Siegler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Otto Meyer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Warren William and Ida Lupino and Rita Hayworth carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "WANTED As A Spy Suspect!".
8IMDB entry: tt0031589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Allen G. Siegler
Editing: Otto Meyer
Costume design: Robert Kalloch
Runtime: 71 min · 1h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

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.

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Peter Godfrey

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2023-12-09
★ 6/10
The clever leader of a group of spies invites our eponymous character (Warren William) to open a safe in return for $10,000. He declines and leaves the scene - but not before he leaves one of his distinctive cigarettes behind. With the constantly pursuing "Insp. Thomas" (Don Beddoe) and bumbling "Devan" (Tom Dugan) on his case, he now finds himself framed for a robbery - and that very cigarette is the conclusive proof the cops want! Aided by infrequent contributions from his valet "Jamison" (Leonard Carey), his attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery are frustrated at every turn by the hugely annoying ""Karen" (Rita Hayworth) who even resorts to a pair of handcuffs to make sure the "Lone Wolf" keeps her in the loop. To compensate for that constant irritation, we do get a few "colourful" scenes between her and the real woman behind the mystery here "Val" (Ida Lupino) that are worth a watch as the rest of this follows the traditional, well trammelled, lines towards it's conclusion. It's not really the story that matters here - it's the fun dynamic between the three actors and a reasonably lively script that help this keep from mediocrity.

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