The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

"Mad ADVENTURE! Gay INTRIGUE!"

1941

1h 14m

6.0(6 votes)

Mystery

Overview

A reformed jewel thief fights to clear his name when he's framed for murder.

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32 members

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Warren William

Michael Lanyard

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June Storey

Gloria Foster

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Henry Wilcoxon

Frank Jordan

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Eric Blore

Jamison

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Thurston Hall

Inspector Crane

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Don Beddoe

Sheriff Haggerty

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Evalyn Knapp

Evelyn Jordan

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Fred Kelsey

Detective Dickens

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William Forrest

Vic Hilton

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Walter Kingsford

Dr. Hooper Tupman

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Lloyd Bridges

Johnny Baker

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Ben Taggart

Train Conductor

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Ernie Adams

Newsstand Clerk

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Irving Bacon

Projectionist

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Stanley Brown

Policeman on Train

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Edmund Cobb

Cop In Charge of Vault Opening

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Art Gilmore

Newsreel Announcer

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Jesse Graves

Train Steward

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Chuck Hamilton

Cop

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Eddie Hart

Cop

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George Hickman

Usher

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I. Stanford Jolley

Blowtorch Man

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Tom London

Cop Getting Crane

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Ralph McCullough

2nd Jewelry Clerk

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Joe McGuinn

Cop

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George McKay

McKay

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Corbet Morris

1st Jewelry Clerk

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Cyril Ring

Hotel Manager

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Ralph Sanford

Police Desk Sergeant

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Harry Strang

Pilot

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Regis Toomey

Wallace

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John Tyrrell

Police Sergeant

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