The Last of the Lone Wolf

1930 1h 10m EN

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6.3

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★7.5TMDB · 2★6.3IMDB · 15

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Synopsis

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In this entry in the Lone Wolf series, the first to have a soundtrack, the jealousies of the King and the coquettish Queen are chronicled. When His Majesty learns that his wife has given the ring he gave to her to her lover, the King plans a large ball and demands the she wear the token. As her lover is a military attache, he is not in the palace, and the queen must send her lady-in-waiting to bring it back. En route, the lady meets a thief and they team up. She does not know that he has been dispatched by the King to steal ring from the attache.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bert Lytell
Michael Lanyard
Patsy Ruth Miller
Stephanie
Lucien Prival
Varril
Otto Matieson
Prime Minister
Alfred Hickman
King
Maryland Morne
Queen
Halie Sullivan
Camilla (Queen's maid) (as Haley Sullivan)
Pietro Sosso
Master of Ceremonies

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Boleslawski
Writers: Louis Joseph Vance, Dorothy Howell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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96 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 Richard Boleslawski, shot by Benjamin H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Berg 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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Bert Lytell and Patsy Ruth Miller and Lucien Prival carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0021052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Boleslawski directs. Benjamin H. Kline behind the camera. David Berg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
296 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 Richard Boleslawski, shot by Benjamin H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor David Berg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bert Lytell and Patsy Ruth Miller and Lucien Prival carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0021052 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Benjamin H. Kline
Editing: David Berg
Runtime: 70 min · 1h 10m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Last of the Lone Wolf (1930)
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 15 votes
MPAA: Passed

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.