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Lone Wolf (fictional Detective)
The Lone Wolf is the nickname of the fictional character Michael Lanyard, a jewel thief turned private detective in a series of novels written by Louis Joseph Vance (1879–1933). Many films based on and inspired by the books have been made. The character also appeared briefly on radio and television. Books By Louis Joseph Vance #''The Lone Wolf'' (1914) #''The False Faces'' (1918) #'' Alias The Lone Wolf'' (1921) #'' Red Masquerade: Being the Story of The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' (1921) #'' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1923) #'' The Lone Wolf's Son'' (1931) #'' Encore The Lone Wolf'' (1933) #'' The Lone Wolf's Last Prowl'' (1934) By Carl W. Smith *'' The Lone Wolf and the Hidden Empire'' (1947) Films *''The Lone Wolf'' (silent, 1917, Bert Lytell) *''The False Faces'' (silent, 1919, Henry B. Walthall) *''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' (silent, 1919, Bertram Grassby) *''The Lone Wolf'' (silent, 1924, Jack Holt) *'' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (silent, 1926, Bert Lytell) *'' Alias the Lone W ...
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The Lone Wolf Recoils
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Bertram Grassby
Bertram Grassby (23 December 1880 – 7 December 1953) was an English actor. He appeared in more than 90 silent era films between 1914 and 1927. Grassby was married to American actress Gerard Alexander. He was born in Lincolnshire, England and died in Scottsdale, Arizona. Selected filmography *''His Father's Rifle'' (1914) *''Liberty'' (1916) as Manuel Leon *''Langdon's Legacy'' (1916) * ''It Happened in Honolulu'' (1916) *'' The Mysterious Mrs. M'' (1917) * ''Even As You and I'' (1917) *''Rasputin, The Black Monk'' (1917) * ''The Soul of Satan'' (1917) * ''Cheating the Public'' (1918) *'' Salomé'' (1918) as Prince David *''The Hope Chest'' (1918) as Stoughton Lounsbury *''A Romance of Happy Valley'' (1919) as Judas *''The Delicious Little Devil'' (1919) as Duke de Sauterne *''Fools and Their Money'' (1919) as Cholly Van Dusen *''The Gray Horizon'' (1919) as John Furthman *''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' (1919) as Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf *'' What Every Woman Wants'' (19 ...
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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
''The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt'' is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Jonathan Latimer. The film stars Warren William and Ida Lupino. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on January 27, 1939. 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). Warren Williams starred in nine of these films (1939–1943), with ''The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt'' being the first starring William as Michael Lanyard. Plot Michale Lanyard, the "Lone Wolf", is kidnapped off a Washington, D.C. street and taken to a man whose face is hidden in darkness. The mystery man offers Lanyard a job: breaking into a safe. When Lanyard declines, he is released unharmed. Afterward, a puzzled henchman named Jenks states they can open the safe without help. His boss reveals that he has "an old score to settle with the Lone Wolf". The plans for the new Palmer anti-ai ...
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Francis Lederer
Francis Lederer (November 6, 1899 Prague – May 25, 2000) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire-born American film and stage actor with a successful career, first in Europe, then in the United States. His original name was Franz (Czech František) Lederer. Early years Lederer grew up in a poor section of Prague, where his only recreation was wrestling. His parents separated when he was nine years old, and his brother died in a war. He worked in a store that sold dry goods, and his first theatrical experience came when he was tasked with cleaning shelves in the background in a play while the main actors performed their roles. He lost that role when he drew attention away from the stars and to himself. Acting career Europe Lederer started acting when he was young and was trained at the Academy of Music and Academy of Dramatic Art in Prague.Erickson, HaBiography (Allmovie)/ref> After service in the Austrian-Hungarian Imperial Army in World War I, he made his stage debut as an apprentic ...
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The Lone Wolf In Paris
''The Lone Wolf in Paris'' is a 1938 American film, one of Columbia's Lone Wolf film series. In the start-and-stop history of the Lone Wolf series, this entry is the only one with Lederer as star. It stands alone between Melvyn Douglas's ''The Lone Wolf Returns'' in 1935, and the first of Warren William's series of nine, ''The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt'', released the following year. Cast * Francis Lederer as Michael Lanyard/The Lone Wolf * Frances Drake as Princess Thania of Arvonne * Olaf Hytten as Jenkins * Walter Kingsford as Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson * Leona Maricle as Baroness Cambrell * Albert Dekker as Marquis Louis de Meyerson * Maurice Cass as Alfonse Fromont, hotel manager * Bess Flowers Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress best known for her work as an extra in hundreds of films. She was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 350 feature films and numerous ... as Davna * Ruth Robinson as T ...
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Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in the 1930s as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the romantic comedy ''Ninotchka'' (1939) with Greta Garbo. Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Academy Award-winning performances in ''Hud'' (1963) and ''Being There'' (1979) and his Academy Award–nominated performance in ''I Never Sang for My Father'' (1970). Douglas was one of 24 performers to win the Triple Crown of Acting. In the last few years of his life Douglas appeared in films with supernatural stories involving ghosts. Douglas appeared as "Senator Joseph Carmichael" in '' The Changeling'' in 1980 and '' Ghost Story'' in 1981 in his final completed film role. Early life Douglas was born in Macon, Georgia, the son of Lena Priscilla (née Shackelford) and Edouard Gregory Hesselberg, a concert pianist and composer. His father was a Je ...
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The Lone Wolf Returns (1935 Film)
''The Lone Wolf Returns'' is a 1935 American crime film starring Melvyn Douglas as jewel thief Michael Lanyard, aka the Lone Wolf. Retired, the Lone Wolf is forced back into crime, but turns the tables on his enemies. It is based on the 1923 Louis Joseph Vance novel ''The Lone Wolf Returns'', which had previously been made into a 1926 film of the same name. Cast * Melvyn Douglas as Michael Lanyard * Gail Patrick as Marcia Stewart * Tala Birell as Liane Mallison * Henry Mollison as "Mal" Mallison * Thurston Hall as Inspector Crane * Raymond Walburn as Jenkins * Douglass Dumbrille as Morphew * Nana Bryant as Aunt Julie Stewart * Robert Middlemass as Chief of Detectives McGowan * Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Benson Reception ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing ...
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Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he commanded $10,000 per week. Early life Meighan was born to John and Mary Meighan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father was the president of Pittsburgh Facing Mills, and his family was well-off. Meighan's parents encouraged him to go to college but he refused. At the age of 15, his father sent him to work shoveling coal, which quickly changed his mind. He attended Mount St. Mary's College to study pharmacology. After three years of study, Meighan decided he wished to pursue acting. Early theatre career After dropping out of college in 1896, Meighan became a juvenile player in the Pittsburgh Stock Company headed by Henrietta Crosman. He was paid $35 per week. Meighan soon found success. He first appeared on Broadway in 1900, and four years ...
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Cheaters At Play
''Cheaters at Play'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Charlotte Greenwood, William Bakewell, Ralph Morgan, Barbara Weeks and Linda Watkins. The film was released on January 27, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Thomas Meighan as Michael Lanyard *Charlotte Greenwood as Mrs. Crozier *William Bakewell as Maurice Perry *Ralph Morgan as Freddie Isquith * Barbara Weeks as Fenno Crozier *Linda Watkins as Tess Boyce *Olin Howland Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor. Life and career Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, an ... as Secretary * James Kirkwood, Sr. as Detective Crane * E. E. Clive as Steward References External links * * 1932 films 1932 drama films American black-and-white films American drama ...
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Last Of The Lone Wolf
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The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929 Film)
''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' is a lost 1929 feature silent film with talking sequences, music and sound effects. It was directed by Albert S. Rogell and stars Bert Lytell. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Lone Wolf's Daughter''
at silentera.com The story was previously filmed as the silent film '''' in 1919.


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