The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Written by	Earl Felton; Sidney Salkow
Produced by	Ralph Cohn
Starring	Warren William; June Storey; Henry Wilcoxon ; Eric Blore
Cinematography	John Stumar
Edited by	Viola Lawrence
Music by	M. W. Stoloff
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 6, 1941 (US);
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Warren William, June Storey and Henry Wilcoxon.^[2] Salkow also wrote the original screenplay, along with Earl Felton, and the film was released on March 6, 1941. It is the sixth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures, and the fourth appearance of William as the title character Lone Wolf. His next film was Secrets of the Lone Wolf, released later that year.^[3]

Plot

The Lone Wolf bets that he can stay out of trouble for 24 hours, but can he avoid the inevitable chaos. No sooner accepted when Lanyard is sucked into a case of murder and kidnapping in which he is sole suspect. Lanyard pursues the perpetrators, a gang of cunning thieves with engraving plates belonging to the U.S. Treasury, even as he is being hunted by police.

Cast

Warren William as Michael Lanyard (The Lone Wolf)
June Storey as Gloria Foster
Henry Wilcoxon as Frank Jordan
Eric Blore as Jamison
Thurston Hall as Inspector Crane
Don Beddoe as Sheriff Haggerty
Evalyn Knapp as Evelyn Jordan
Fred Kelsey as Dickens
William Forrest as Vic Hilton
Walter Kingsford as Dr. Hooper Tupman
Lloyd Bridges as Johnny Baker
Ben Taggart as Conductor
Richard Fiske as Brakeman
Regis Toomey as Wallace

References

^ "The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
^ Fetrow p.279
^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Lone Wolf". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance at IMDb
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance at the TCM Movie Database
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[AFI-1] "The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

[2] Fetrow p.279

[3] Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Lone Wolf". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.

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v t e Lone Wolf films
Silent films	The Lone Wolf (1917) The False Faces (1919) The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1919) The Lone Wolf (1924) The Lone Wolf Returns (1926) Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
Sound films	The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929) Last of the Lone Wolf (1930) Cheaters at Play (1932) The Lone Wolf Returns (1935) The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938) The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940) The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1941) The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941) Counter-Espionage (1942) One Dangerous Night (1943) Passport to Suez (1943) The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) The Lone Wolf in London (1947) The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)
Actors	Warren William (9 films as Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf) Bert Lytell (5 as Lanyard) Gerald Mohr (3 as Lanyard) Henry B. Walthall (1 as Lanyard) Bertram Grassby (1 as Lanyard) Jack Holt (1 as Lanyard) Thomas Meighan (1 as Lanyard) Melvyn Douglas (1 as Lanyard) Francis Lederer (1 as Lanyard) Ron Randell (1 as Lanyard) Eric Blore (11 as Jamison/Jameson, the Lone Wolf's butler and assistant)