MysteryComedy

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

- WANTED As A Spy Suspect!

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

Release Date : 1939-01-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Michael Lanyard

Original Name : Warren William

Gender : Male

Character Name : Val Carson

Original Name : Ida Lupino

Gender : Female

Character Name : Karen

Original Name : Rita Hayworth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Patricia Lanyard

Original Name : Virginia Weidler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Spiro Gregory

Original Name : Ralph Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Sgt. Devan

Original Name : Tom Dugan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Inspector Thomas

Original Name : Don Beddoe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jameson

Original Name : Leonard Carey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jenks

Original Name : Ben Welden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senator Carson

Original Name : Brandon Tynan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marie Templeton

Original Name : Helen Lynd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duty Cop at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : James Blaine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Counterman at Italian Restaurant

Original Name : Sammy Blum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Evans (uncredited)

Original Name : Russ Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective with Note (uncredited)

Original Name : Edmund Cobb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Alec Craig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : James Craig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Beatrice Curtis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Heavy (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heavy (uncredited)

Original Name : Lew Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fat Man at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Vernon Dent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fagin - the Carson Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Footman (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Fetherston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl Michael Runs Into in Nightclub (uncredited)

Original Name : Lorna Gray

Gender : Female

Character Name : Masked Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Precinct Night Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Hearn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Costume-Party Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : J. Anthony Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Jamison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Lola Jensen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : I. Stanford Jolley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mustached Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Laughton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henchman in Trenchcoat (uncredited)

Original Name : Marc Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cabby (uncredited)

Original Name : James Millican

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman at Gregory's Home (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Moorhouse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Masked Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Edmund Mortimer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angus Palmer (uncredited)

Original Name : Forbes Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie Fenton - the Party Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Norton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thatcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Landers Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Tyrrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homely - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Marek Windheim

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-12-09

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.