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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]
| The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | |
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| 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 | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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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.
- 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
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