The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

"WANTED by the Police...And Every Woman He Meets!"

1940 1h 11m EN

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★6.4TMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit.

“WANTED by the Police...And Every Woman He Meets!”

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Cast

Warren William
Michael Lanyard
Jean Muir
Joan Bradley
Eric Blore
Jamison
Victor Jory
Clay Beaudine
Roger Pryor
Peter Rennick
Warren Hull
Bob Penyon
Thurston Hall
Inspector Crane
Fred Kelsey
Dickens

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sidney Salkow
Writers: John Francis Larkin, John Francis Larkin, Wolfe Kaufman
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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86 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 Sidney Salkow, shot by Henry Freulich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Al Clark 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 Jean Muir and Eric Blore carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "WANTED by the Police...And Every Woman He Meets!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0032725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sidney Salkow directs. Henry Freulich behind the camera. Al Clark 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.
286 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Lone Wolf Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Sidney Salkow, shot by Henry Freulich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Al Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Warren William and Jean Muir and Eric Blore carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "WANTED by the Police...And Every Woman He Meets!".
8IMDB entry: tt0032725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Henry Freulich
Editing: Al Clark
Costume design: Robert Kalloch
Runtime: 71 min · 1h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)

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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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2023-11-30
★ 6/10
"The cleverest wolf.... still ends up as a fur coat!" A witticism from the long-suffering "Insp. Crane" (Thurston Hall) as he yet again finds himself accusing his constant antagonist "Lanyard" (Warren William) of being embroiled in (fake) jewellery theft and murder! This time though, he and loyal "Jamison" (Eric Blore) are taking the fall for "Joan" (Jean Muir) who had teed up an advantageous marriage with the son of a wealthy woman before she finds herself accused of murder. After an high-speed near miss with our sleuths, she finds her future is wrapped up with their's. With the police on their trail, "Lanyard" et al must rush to find out just what happened and who did what. This adventure provides some better examples of the quickly paced and engaging banter between William and Blore, with the latter frequently making observations that raise a smile and he juggles his innate curiosity with him "never denying his cowardice"... Sure, there's little jeopardy here but Muir has a bit more to her as the put-upon dame and there's actually more comedy to appreciate here, too.

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