Movie Cosmos - The Lone Wolf Strikes

Description:

Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.

Top Cast >

Warren William

As Michael Lanyard

Joan Perry

As Delia Jordan

Eric Blore

As Jamison

Alan Baxter

As Jim Ryder

Astrid Allwyn

As Binnie Weldon

Montagu Love

As Emil Gorlick

Robert Wilcox

As Ralph Bolton

Don Beddoe

As Inspector Conroy

Fred Kelsey

As Dickens

Addison Richards

As Stanley Young

Roy Gordon

As Phillip Jordan

Harland Tucker

As Alberts

George Lynn

As Dorgan

Murray Alper

As Pete

Harry A. Bailey

As Poker Game Dealer

Maurice Cass

As Jeweler at Martier's

Edmund Cobb

As Cop in Cellar

Vernon Dent

As Hotel Doorman

Richard Fiske

As Officer in Chase Car

Jack Gardner

As Gossiping Cabbie

Guy Kingsford

As Hotel Clerk

William Lally

As Bill

Joe McGuinn

As Officer Driving Chase Car

Robert Emmett O'Connor

As House Detective

Ralph Peters

As Doorman at Tony's

Charles Sherlock

As Poker Player

Jack Stoney

As Bill's Friend

Julius Tannen

As Hotel Manager

Cyril Thornton

As Frederick

Bob Walker

As Policeman

Robert Noble

As Jeweler Clerk (uncredited)

Frank Bruno

As Gossiper (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Sidney Salkow

Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

When a lovestruck banker is rather gullibly conned out of a priceless string of pearls and then dies in a mysterious road accident, his partner "Stanley" (Addison Richards) comes to our renowned sleuth to ask him to investigate. He's reluctant but agrees and that's when he meets the interfering daughter "Delia" (Joan Perry) who rather spoiled this mystery for me. Anyway, Warren Williams ("Lanyard") reckons he knows how to track down the stones and hopefully thereafter get to the bottom of the death, so with the help of stalwart "Jamison" (Eric Blore) sets about solving the crime. The first twenty minutes or so are quite well paced as the story take shape, but the persistence of the annoying "Delia" means that the thriller has only one way to go and that was downhill. You just know that however skilful his machinations are, she's going to end up screwing it all up and being the hostage. There's quite a fun dynamic between the pursuing police officers, Williams does quite a passable impersonation of a thick-accented European dealer and the denouement is quite clever, too. Worth a watch but Perry ensures it's a little disappointing.

2023-12-08