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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

NR 01/27/1939 Mystery, Comedy 1h 11m
66%
User
Score
6.5/10

WANTED As A Spy Suspect!

Overview

Spies force former jewel thief Michael Lanyard to steal defense secrets in Washington.

Peter Godfrey

Director

Jonathan Latimer

Screenplay

Louis Joseph Vance

Story

Part of the Lone Wolf Collection

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Top Billed Cast

Warren William

Warren William

Michael Lanyard

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Val Carson

Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth

Karen

Virginia Weidler

Virginia Weidler

Patricia Lanyard

Ralph Morgan

Ralph Morgan

Spiro Gregory

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Police Sgt. Devan

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Police Inspector Thomas

Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Jameson

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Jenks

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on December 9, 2023

The clever leader of a group of spies invites our eponymous character (Warren William) to open a safe in return for $10,000. He declines and leaves the scene - but not before he leaves one of his distinctive cigarettes behind. With the constantly pursuing "Insp. Thomas" (Don Beddoe) and bumbling "Devan" (Tom Dugan) on his case, he now finds himself framed for a robbery - and that very cigarette is the conclusive proof the cops want! Aided by infrequent contributions from his valet "Jamison" (Leonard Carey), his attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery are frustrated at every turn by the hugely annoying ""Karen" (Rita Hayworth) who even resorts to a pair of handcuffs to make sure the "Lone Wolf" keeps her in the loop. To compensate for that constant irritation, we do get a few "colourfu...

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