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One Dangerous Night

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5.0/10 • 4

1943-01-221h 20m

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THE LONE WOLF SEES EVERYTHING...including five women who won't talk!

Reformed jewel thief the Lone Wolf investigates the murder of a playboy who was blackmailing three socialites.

Directors
Michael Gordon
Characters
Louis Joseph Vance

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  1. Warren William

    Warren William

    Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

  2. Marguerite Chapman

    Marguerite Chapman

    Eve Andrews

  3. Eric Blore

    Eric Blore

    Jamison

  4. Mona Barrie

    Mona Barrie

    Jane Merrick

  5. Tala Birell

    Tala Birell

    Sonia Budenny

  6. Margaret Hayes

    Margaret Hayes

    Patricia Blake (Shaw)

  7. Ann Savage

    Ann Savage

    Vivian

  8. Thurston Hall

    Thurston Hall

    Inspector Crane

  9. Warren Ashe

    Warren Ashe

    Sidney Shannon

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CinemaSerf

Nov 11, 2023

6/10

I imagine this is the kind of movie you might have gone to see in a drive-in. Made amidst WWII, it tells a rather quirky tale of "Eve" (Marguerite Chapman) whose car is totalled and she is luckily rescued by the "Lone Wolf" himself (Warren William) and his loyal sidekick "Jamison" (Eric Blore). They escort her to her home only to find that when they get there, there is a body. It's a renowned playboy and it's very, very quiet! Police inspector "Crane" (Thurston Hall) is unimpressed by the array of alibis on offer and so arrests them all - but our shrewd sleuths escape, and begin to piece things together uncovering a story of blackmail and jewel thievery with the enigmatic "Patricia" (Margaret Hayes) playing an increasingly significant and puzzling role in their investigations. Can they solve this before the police apprehend them again, and again - or, ideally, before anyone else gets bumped off? Nope, there's not the slightest hint of jeopardy here and the production is really very basic. That said, there's a bit of an entertaining dynamic between Warren and Blore and the whole thing has enough of it's tongue in it's cheek to keep it entertaining if not exactly taxing on the little grey cells. It's twenty minutes too long, and at times it regurgitates itself a bit much - but as wartime whodunits go, it's by no means the worst.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
lone wolfjewel thiefmurder investigation