CrimeMystery

One Dangerous Night

- THE LONE WOLF SEES EVERYTHING...including five women who won't talk!

Reformed jewel thief the Lone Wolf investigates the murder of a playboy who was blackmailing three socialites.

Release Date : 1943-01-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

Original Name : Warren William

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eve Andrews

Original Name : Marguerite Chapman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jamison

Original Name : Eric Blore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jane Merrick

Original Name : Mona Barrie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sonia Budenny

Original Name : Tala Birell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Patricia Blake (Shaw)

Original Name : Margaret Hayes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vivian

Original Name : Ann Savage

Gender : Female

Character Name : Inspector Crane

Original Name : Thurston Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sidney Shannon

Original Name : Warren Ashe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Dickens

Original Name : Fred Kelsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry Cooper

Original Name : Gerald Mohr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arthur

Original Name : Louis Jean Heydt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hertzog - Henchman

Original Name : Frank Sully

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mac, Henchman

Original Name : Eddie Marr

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Sheldon II

Original Name : Roger Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Eric Budenny (as Gregory Gay)

Original Name : Gregory Gaye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coatroom Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Nina Vale

Gender : Female

Character Name : Airline Gate Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Lloyd Bridges

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-11

I imagine this is the kind of movie you might have gone to see in a drive-in. Made amidst WWII, it tells a rather quirky tale of "Eve" (Marguerite Chapman) whose car is totalled and she is luckily rescued by the "Lone Wolf" himself (Warren William) and his loyal sidekick "Jamison" (Eric Blore). They escort her to her home only to find that when they get there, there is a body. It's a renowned playboy and it's very, very quiet! Police inspector "Crane" (Thurston Hall) is unimpressed by the array of alibis on offer and so arrests them all - but our shrewd sleuths escape, and begin to piece things together uncovering a story of blackmail and jewel thievery with the enigmatic "Patricia" (Margaret Hayes) playing an increasingly significant and puzzling role in their investigations. Can they solve this before the police apprehend them again, and again - or, ideally, before anyone else gets bumped off? Nope, there's not the slightest hint of jeopardy here and the production is really very basic. That said, there's a bit of an entertaining dynamic between Warren and Blore and the whole thing has enough of it's tongue in it's cheek to keep it entertaining if not exactly taxing on the little grey cells. It's twenty minutes too long, and at times it regurgitates itself a bit much - but as wartime whodunits go, it's by no means the worst.