The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
“HE'S T-N-T IN A TOP HAT...OR A WOMAN'S ARMS!”
Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Sidney Salkow, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Warren William, Joan Perry, Eric Blore, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
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 AlbertsCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 67 min |
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