Name: The Lone Wolf Strikes
Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Romance, Drama, Crime
Released: 1940-01-26
Duration: 67 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Warren William, Joan Perry, Eric Blore, Alan Baxter, Astrid Allwyn

The Lone Wolf Strikes

HE'S T-N-T IN A TOP HAT...OR A WOMAN'S ARMS!

Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.

ComedyThrillerRomanceDramaCrime

DirectorSidney Salkow

WritersDalton Trumbo, Albert Duffy, Harry Segall

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateJanuary 26, 1940

Runtime1h 7m

Lone Wolf Collection

Includes: The Lone Wolf, The False Faces, The Lone Wolf, The Lone Wolf Returns, Alias the Lone Wolf, The Last of the Lone Wolf, The Lone Wolf Returns, The Lone Wolf in Paris, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, The Lone Wolf Strikes, The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady, The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date, The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance, Secrets of the Lone Wolf, Counter-Espionage, One Dangerous Night, Passport to Suez, The Notorious Lone Wolf, The Lone Wolf in Mexico, The Lone Wolf in London, The Lone Wolf and His Lady

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@Geronimo1967

December 8, 20236/10

When a lovestruck banker is rather gullibly conned out of a priceless string of pearls and then dies in a mysterious road accident, his partner "Stanley" (Addison Richards) comes to our renowned sleuth to ask him to investigate. He's reluctant but agrees and that's when he meets the interfering daughter "Delia" (Joan Perry) who rather spoiled this mystery for me. Anyway, Warren Williams ("Lanyard") reckons he knows how to track down the stones and hopefully thereafter get to the bottom of the death, so with the help of stalwart "Jamison" (Eric Blore) sets about solving the crime. The first twenty minutes or so are quite well paced as the story take shape, but the persistence of the annoying "Delia" means that the thriller has only one way to go and that was downhill. You just know that however skilful his machinations are, she's going to end up screwing it all up and being the hostage. There's quite a fun dynamic between the pursuing police officers, Williams does quite a passable impersonation of a thick-accented European dealer and the denouement is quite clever, too. Worth a watch but Perry ensures it's a little disappointing.