The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

„The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt“ is a 1939 adventure film directed by Peter Godfrey. The screenplay by Jonathan Latimer is based on the character of the „Lone Wolf”, a jewel thief turned private detective, from a series of novels written by Louis Joseph Vance between 1879 and 1934.

A blend of comedy and thrills, and the best of the „Lone Wolf“ series, with William making his debut as the jewel thief. The Wolf is abducted by a band of crooks who force him to steal secret anti-aircraft plans. William takes only half of the plans. This enables him to track down the crooks and the documents.

Cast:

• Warren William – Michael Lanyard
• Ida Lupino – Val Carson
• Rita Hayworth – Karen
• Virginia Weidler – Patricia
• Ralph Morgan – Spiro
• Tom Dugan – Sergeant Devan
• Don Beddoe – Inspector Thomas
• Leonard Carey – Jameson
• Ben Welden – Jenks
• Brandon Tynan – Senator Carson
• Helen Lynd – Marie Templeton
• Forbes Murray – Angus Palmer
• James Millican – Cabby
• Jack Norton – Charlie Fenton, the Party Drunk
• Bert Moorhouse – Club Patron
• J. Anthony Hughes – Costume-Party Bartender
• Sammy Blum – Counterman at Italian Restaurant
• Edmund Cobb – Detective with Note
• Frank Baker – Doorman
• Harry Adams – Doorman
• I. Stanford Jolley – Doorman
• James Blaine – Duty Cop at Party
• Russ Clark – Evans
• Herbert Evans – Fagin, the Carson Butler
• Vernon Dent – Fat Man at Party
• Eddie Fetherston – Footman
• Lorna Gray – Girl Michael Runs Into in Nightclub
• Dick Curtis – Heavy
• Lew Davis – Heavy
• John Tyrrell – Henchman
• Marc Lawrence – Henchman in Trenchcoat
• Marek Windheim – Homely, Nightclub Waiter
• Alec Craig – Marriage License Bureau Clerk
• Edmund Mortimer – Masked Party Guest
• Sam Harris – Masked Party Guest
• Eddie Laughton – Mustached Henchman
• Bud Jamison – Nightclub Bartender
• Beatrice Curtis – Party Guest
• James Craig – Party Guest
• Lola Jensen – Party Guest
• Stanley Brown – Party Guest
• Irving Bacon – Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant
• Dick Elliott – Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant
• Lee Phelps – Police Dispatcher
• Bruce Mitchell – Policeman at Gregory’s Home
• Edward Hearn – Precinct Night Sergeant
• Landers Stevens – Thatcher

„The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt“ ist ein Abenteuerfilm von 1939 unter der Regie von Peter Godfrey. Das Drehbuch von Jonathan Latimer basiert auf der Figur des „Einsamen Wolfs“, eines Juwelendiebs, der zum Privatdetektiv wird, aus einer Reihe von Romanen, die Louis Joseph Vance zwischen 1879 und 1934 geschrieben hat.

Eine Mischung aus Komödie und Nervenkitzel und der beste Film der „Lone Wolf“-Serie, in dem William sein Debüt als Juwelendieb gibt. Der Wolf wird von einer Bande von Gaunern entführt, die ihn zwingen, geheime Flugabwehrpläne zu stehlen. William nimmt nur die Hälfte der Pläne mit. So kann er die Ganoven und die Dokumente aufspüren.