The Lone Wolf and His Lady
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| Directed by | John Hoffman |
| Produced by | Rudolph C. Flothow |
| Screenplay by | Michael Stuart Boylan |
| Story by | Edward Dein |
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Lone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance |
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| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | James Sweeney |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949) is the 15th and final Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures, directed by John Hoffman and written by Edward Dein and Michael Stuart Boylan. The Lone Wolf and His Lady features Ron Randell in his first and only appearance as the former jewel thief turned private detective, the Lone Wolf.
The much-valued Tahara diamond is looted during its opening showcase. A suspicious Inspector Crane (William Frawley) suspects reformed jewel thief and current private detective Michael Lanyard (Ron Randell), alias "the Lone Wolf", to be the perpetrator and promptly arrests him. In actuality, the true masterminds are Steve Taylor (Robert H. Barrat) and Joe Brewster (Philip van Zandt).
An eagle-eyed Jamison (Alan Mowbray), Lanyard's butler, spots the two criminals' hideout. It is revealed that they are involved with precious stone cutter Myriber Van Groot (Steven Geray). Nearby news anchor Grace Duffy (June Vincent) decides to join Jamison and the Lone Wolf, who has evaded capture, in storming the jewel thieves' hiding spot. Taylor and Brewster are handcuffed but in the middle of the scuffle, the Tahara is accidentally flung out of the window. Upon retrieval by Duffy, the jewel is found to be a fake. Lanyard deduces that Van Groot took away the real diamond and has the police capture him.
After Gerald Mohr stopped portraying the title character Lone Wolf, also known as Michael Lanyard, the production company and distributor Columbia Pictures selected Australian actor Ron Randell as his replacement. In addition, Alan Mowbray replaced Eric Blore as Lanyard's butler Jamison.
John Hoffman served as director of the film. Rudolph C. Flothow was in charge of production for Columbia Pictures, while Michael Stuart Boylan wrote the screenplay based on a story by Richard Dein. Philip Tannura signed on as cinematographer. The set decorator was James Crowe. Mischa Bakaleinikoff headed the musical direction, and James Sweeney edited the film. Principal photography officially began on August 9, 1948, and ended on August 20, 1948.
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