The Lone Wolf (1924 film)

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 (1924-04-27)
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

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Lone Wolf(Wayback)
2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Lone Wolf at silentera.com
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

External links

• The Lone Wolf at IMDb