The Lone Wolf (1924 film)

The Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf
	Jack Holt in the film
Directed by	Stanner E. V. Taylor
Written by	Stanner E. V. Taylor
Based on	short story by Louis Joseph Vance
Produced by	John McKeon
Starring	Dorothy Dalton; Jack Holt; Wilton Lackaye
Cinematography	Jack Brown
Distributed by	Associated Exhibitors
Release date	April 27, 1924;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Lone Wolf is a 1924 American silent mystery film written and directed by Stanner E. V. Taylor based on a story by Louis Joseph Vance. This marked the final film of star Dorothy Dalton.^[1]^[2]

This is a remake of the 1917 film also titled The Lone Wolf.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Michael Lanyard, an international crook, refuses to join a band of Paris criminals in their attempt to steal valuable secret plans from the United States Government. He falls in love with Lucy Shannon, the trusted agent of the outlaws. The papers fall into the hands of Eckstrom, leader of the gang. Lanyard gets the plans back, but Eckstrom recovers them and flees in an airplane. Lucy and Lanyard follow him in another machine. Lanyard swings from a rope, boards his enemy's airplane, and then overpowers Eckstrom in a mid-air fight and secures the documents. Lanyard and Lucy deliver the plans to the authorities. She then reveals herself as a member of the secret service. Lanyard wins her love and a pardon.

Cast

Dorothy Dalton as Lucy Shannon
Jack Holt as Michael Lanyard
Wilton Lackaye as William Burroughs
Tyrone Power Sr. as Bannon
Charlotte Walker as Clare Henshaw
Lucy Fox as Annette Dupre
Edouard Durand as Popinot
Robert T. Haines as Solon
Gustav von Seyffertitz as Wetheimer
Alphonse Ethier as Eckstrom
William H. Tooker as Ambassador
Paul McAllister as Count de Morbihan

Preservation

With no copies of The Lone Wolf located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.

References

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Lone Wolf(Wayback)
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Lone Wolf at silentera.com
^ Pardy, George T. (May 24, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Lone Wolf". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 52. Retrieved December 19, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Lone Wolf

External links

The Lone Wolf at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Lone Wolf(Wayback)

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: The Lone Wolf at silentera.com

[ETR-3] Pardy, George T. (May 24, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Lone Wolf". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 52. Retrieved December 19, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Lone Wolf

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Silent films	The Lone Wolf (1917) The False Faces (1919) The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1919) The Lone Wolf (1924) The Lone Wolf Returns (1926) Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
Sound films	The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929) Last of the Lone Wolf (1930) Cheaters at Play (1932) The Lone Wolf Returns (1935) The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938) The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940) The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1941) The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941) Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941) Counter-Espionage (1942) One Dangerous Night (1943) Passport to Suez (1943) The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) The Lone Wolf in London (1947) The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)
Actors	Warren William (9 films as Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf) Bert Lytell (5 as Lanyard) Gerald Mohr (3 as Lanyard) Henry B. Walthall (1 as Lanyard) Bertram Grassby (1 as Lanyard) Jack Holt (1 as Lanyard) Thomas Meighan (1 as Lanyard) Melvyn Douglas (1 as Lanyard) Francis Lederer (1 as Lanyard) Ron Randell (1 as Lanyard) Eric Blore (11 as Jamison/Jameson, the Lone Wolf's butler and assistant)