The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady is a 1940 American drama directed by Sidney Salkow, starring Warren William, Eric Blore and Jean Muir.

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Written by	Louis Joseph Vance (story) Wolfe Kaufman (story)
Screenplay by	John Larkin
Based on	characters created by Louis Joseph Vance
Produced by	Irving Briskin Ralph Cohn
Starring	Warren William Eric Blore Jean Muir
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Al Clark
Music by	Sidney Cutner
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release date	May 30, 1940 (1940-05-30)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lone Wolf character dates back to 1914, when author Louis Joseph Vance invented him for a series of books, later adapted to twenty-four Lone Wolf films (1917–1949).^[1] Warren Williams starred in nine of these films (1939–1943), with The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady being the third starring William as Michael Lanyard.^[2] His next film was The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date, in 1941.^[3]

The film also introduces a sidekick for Lanyard, his bumbling valet Jamison, played by Eric Blore. Blore would play Jamison in seven more films.^[4]

Plot

A reformed jewel thief tries to clear a society beauty of murder charges.^[5]

Cast

• Warren William as Michael Lanyard
• Jean Muir as Joan Bradley
• Eric Blore as Jamison
• Victor Jory as Clay Beaudine
• Roger Pryor as Peter Rennick
• Warren Hull as Bob Penyon
• Thurston Hall as Inspector M.J. Crane
• Fred Kelsey as Detective Dickens (as Fred A. Kelsey)
• Robert Emmett Keane as Peter Van Wyck
• Georgia Caine as Mrs. Penyon
• William Forrest as Arthur Trent
• Marla Shelton as Rose Waverly
• Bruce Bennett as McManus - Motorcycle Policeman

Notes

In February 1940 the MPAA/PCA informed Columbia that a number of changes in the script were necessary before the film could receive certification. Among the many demands by PCA were that the "radio announcer must not be characterized, in any way, as a pansy"; that the drinking in the film be "held to an absolute minimum"; that the hiccuping be eliminated; that the "business of Pete slapping and cuffing Joan" be eliminated; that the film not reveal the details of the crime; and that there be "no showing of panties or other particularly intimate garments."^[6]

References

1. Arnold, Jeremy. "Articles: The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
2. Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Lone Wolf". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
3. Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Lone Wolf". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
4. "The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
5. "The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
6. "The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) - Notes - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.

External links

• The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady at IMDb
• The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady at AllMovie
• The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady at the TCM Movie Database
• The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films