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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Directed bySidney Salkow
Written byEarl Felton
Sidney Salkow
Produced byRalph Cohn
StarringWarren William
June Storey
Henry Wilcoxon
Eric Blore
CinematographyJohn Stumar
Edited byViola Lawrence
Music byM. W. Stoloff
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 6, 1941 (1941-03-06) (US)[1]
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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References

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  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.

Bibliography

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