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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

  • 19391939
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Ida Lupino and Warren William in The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
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A group of "spies" is after the plans for an anti-aircraft gun, and the leader uses the opportunity to embroil the Lone Wolf in the plot. Trying to settle an old score, this shady character ... Read allA group of "spies" is after the plans for an anti-aircraft gun, and the leader uses the opportunity to embroil the Lone Wolf in the plot. Trying to settle an old score, this shady character implicates his old nemesis by forcing him to crack the safe where the plans are stored.A group of "spies" is after the plans for an anti-aircraft gun, and the leader uses the opportunity to embroil the Lone Wolf in the plot. Trying to settle an old score, this shady character implicates his old nemesis by forcing him to crack the safe where the plans are stored.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
723
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
62,228
13,456
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    • Director
      • Peter Godfrey
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Latimer(screen play)
      • Louis Joseph Vance(based upon a story by)
    • Stars
      • Warren William
      • Ida Lupino
      • Rita Hayworth
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    • Director
      • Peter Godfrey
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Latimer(screen play)
      • Louis Joseph Vance(based upon a story by)
    • Stars
      • Warren William
      • Ida Lupino
      • Rita Hayworth
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    • 18User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Rita Hayworth, Marc Lawrence, John Tyrrell, Ben Welden, and Warren William in The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
    Rita Hayworth, Ralph Morgan, and Warren William in The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
    Rita Hayworth in The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
    Warren William in The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
    Ida Lupino and Warren William in The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

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    Warren William
    Warren William
    • Michael Lanyard
    Ida Lupino
    Ida Lupino
    • Val Carson
    Rita Hayworth
    Rita Hayworth
    • Karen
    Virginia Weidler
    Virginia Weidler
    • Patricia
    Ralph Morgan
    Ralph Morgan
    • Spiro
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Sergeant Devan
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Inspector Thomas
    Leonard Carey
    Leonard Carey
    • Jameson
    Ben Welden
    Ben Welden
    • Jenks
    Brandon Tynan
    Brandon Tynan
    • Senator Carson
    Helen Lynd
    Helen Lynd
    • Marie Templeton
    Harry Adams
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    James Blaine
    James Blaine
    • Duty Cop at Party
    • (uncredited)
    Sammy Blum
    Sammy Blum
    • Counterman at Italian Restaurant
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Brown
    Stanley Brown
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Russ Clark
    Russ Clark
    • Evans
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Peter Godfrey
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Latimer(screen play)
      • Louis Joseph Vance(based upon a story by)
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    • Trivia
      Although the literary source of the film was the unpublished script of Columbia's The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929), the story was so completely changed it could hardly be considered a remake.
    • Goofs
      When Gromar comes down the staircase, from the second floor, the burglar alarm goes off. He runs back upstairs to check out the alarm. As he does so, the Lone Wolf is standing on the ground outside the window watching him - even though Gromar is supposed to be on the second floor.
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      Followed by The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)

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    Warren Wolf
    Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, The (1939)

    *** (out of 4)

    The Lone Wolf made his film debut in 1917 but it wasn't until this film and Warren William stepped into the role that the character really took off. The former safecracker, Michael Lanyward, aka The Lone Wolf, has spies chasing him around Washington D.C., hoping that he'll help them get some government secrets dealing with an anti-aircraft gun. This is the first film I've seen of The Lone Wolf and it wasn't too bad of an experience. The film runs a fast paced 67-minutes and William is always worth watching. Ida Lupino steals the film as a woman who keeps hoping the Wolf will marry her. Some might find her annoying but that's part of her charm. Rita Hayworth plays the femme fatale with Ralph Morgan as a villain.
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    • Michael_Elliott
    • Feb 26, 2008

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Lone Wolf's Daughter
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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