The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

1h 11m

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6.6/10

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Mystery

Comedy

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

Directors

Peter Godfrey

Writers

Jonathan Latimer(screenplay by)

Louis Joseph Vance(story by)

Stars

Warren William

Ida Lupino

Rita Hayworth

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Top cast

Michael Lanyard

Val Carson

Karen

Patricia Lanyard

Spiro Gregory

Police Sgt. Devan

Police Inspector Thomas

Jameson

Jenks

Senator Carson

Marie Templeton

Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Doorman (uncredited)

James Blaine

Duty Cop at Party (uncredited)

Sammy Blum

Counterman at Italian Restaurant

Stanley Brown

Party Guest (uncredited)

Russ Clark

Evans (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Detective with Note (uncredited)

Directors

Peter Godfrey

Writers

Jonathan Latimer(screenplay by)

Louis Joseph Vance(story by)

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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.

Geronimo196709 Dec, 2023