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The Lone Wolf Returns (1926 film)

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The Lone Wolf Returns
Lobby card
Directed byRalph Ince
Written byLouis Joseph Vance
Based onThe Lone Wolf Returns
by J. Grubb Alexander
Starring
CinematographyJ.O. Taylor
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 15, 1926 (1926-08-15)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Lone Wolf Returns is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Bert Lytell, Billie Dove, and Freeman Wood.[1][2] It is the first of Columbia Pictures' long-running series of Lone Wolf films.[3]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[4] crook Michael Lanyard, known internationally as the Lone Wolf, is discovered while rifling a home in a fashionable section of town. He escapes by a ruse and climbs the balcony of another house, Marcia Mayfair's home, where a masque ball is underway. Marcia dances with Michael, and they have mutual attraction. The detectives arrive and when they ask Marcia if she can guarantee everyone who is present, she nods in the affirmative even though she does not know Michael. There is also a gang of crooks present who are intent on securing the Mayfair pearls. They are angered as the Lone Wolf is present and interfering with their plans. Morphew, head of the gang, exposes Michael to Marcia. The gang of crooks finally get the jewels and suspicion points to Michael. He asks the detective on the case to give him until midnight to prove his innocence, which he is anxious to do on account of his feelings for Marcia. The detective, who suspects the society crooks, assents. Michael secures and returns the jewels, and goes to Marcia, who embraces him.

Cast

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Preservation

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A complete print of The Lone Wolf Returns is preserved in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Quinlan p. 152
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Lone Wolf Returns at silentera.com
  3. ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "The Lone Wolf". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
  4. ^ "The Lone Wolf Returns". The Film Daily. 37 (38). New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 8 August 15, 1926. Retrieved November 19, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "The Lone Wolf Returns". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Quinlan, David. The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors. Batsford, 1983. ISBN 978-0389204084
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